Today, on 2 October, on the eve of the new Jewish year of Rosh Hashanah , Bratslav Hasidism communities around the world held a Tikkun Aklali prayer for peace in Ukraine. In Uman, almost 15 thousand pilgrims prayed at the same time. Iryna Rybnytska, executive director of the Historical and Cultural Centre of Uman, told this in an exclusive commentary to Komersant ukrainskyi
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At noon, the pilgrims gathered near the grave of Rabbi Nachman and repeated the prayer that was heard from loudspeakers on the streets of the quarter. During the prayer, the pilgrims read out texts from the 10 Psalms of King David: their reading is considered an atonement for sin.
“The prayer took place simultaneously in all Bratslav Hasidic communities, both in Uman and in Israel and other countries. The Hasidim pray for Ukraine and Uman every time. But for the third year in a row, Hasidim around the world have been praying for peace in Ukraine. Pilgrims believe that this prayer will bring peace to Ukraine,” Rybnytska said.
This year, Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashanah from the evening of 2 October until the evening of 4 October. This day marks the beginning of the new Jewish year.
The celebration of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, will begin in the evening.
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“The Tikkun Aklali was discovered and passed on to the world by the great and holy righteous man Rabbi Nachman of Braslav. “The Tikkun Aklali consists of 10 psalms (16, 32, 41, 42, 59, 77, 90, 105, 137, 150) of the book of Tehillim of King David, and it is the root of the entire book.
The prayer is intended for any person: men and women; adults and children. Recited aloud, consecutively, without interruption if possible, and at any time of the day, it helps, as the name implies, in any difficulty, in any area, in any situation.