Ignoring the bombs and the warnings in the face of a raging conflict, more than 35,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews from across the world journeyed to Uman, Ukraine, to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. The event has historically been coveted as a ‘men’s only event’, with the division of gender deeply rooted in the traditional disciplines of Hasidic Judaism. However, in the past two decades, women have started to make the pilgrimage, stating that the Rabbi’s teachings encourage everyone to come to his gravesite. The struggle for equality in the community as a whole is an ongoing battle. Welcome to ‘The Show Must Go On”
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