Draft Dodgers to Uman? Israel’s Plan to Save Rosh Hashanah Pilgrimage
Prime Minister Netanyahu is addressing concerns raised by Shas leader Aryeh Deri about yeshiva students classified as draft evaders being barred from traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah prayers. The initiative seeks a solution to allow these students to participate in the annual pilgrimage without facing detention at the airport.
Eliana Fleming
8/21/2025