Reply To: Can anyone explain going to Uman?

Hatzolajew- the political affiliations of the ruling party of eretz Yisrael doesn’t influence its holiness. Besides, are the politicians in the Ukraine such big tzadikei olam?

Interjection- With all due respect, I’m trying to understand. What tangible holiness do the men’s families get by sending the husband away for a few days out of the year? Where is the mekor for this concept? Why is the holiness derived from R’ Nachman’s kever in Uman significantly greater than the holiness derived from much much greater people buried in Israel? And finally, do you think other Jews who DON’T go to Uman on RH are unable to get any sort of kedusha throughout their year? I suspect the “kedusha” you are referring to is simply inspiration derived by seeing so many Jews in one place. If that’s true then the whole thing is just circular. In all of Jewish history kedusha was derived by learning Torah, doing mitzvos, and having good middos. Physically attending a particular place on a particular day of the year never really had too much significance. Unless you are discussing the Kohen Gadol going into the Kodesh Hakodashim, but that’s clearly very different.