(YNetNews) The Breslov Hasidic group has asked women not to visit Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's grave in Uman, Ukraine, claiming that their presence may damage the sacredness of the prayers said by male worshippers at the site.
A statement issued by the association of Breslov rabbis and influential leaders and the "Uman Holiness Guard" defined the recent increase in the number of women travelling to Uman before the Jewish New Year as a "huge spiritual interruption."
According to the group, the women's presence at the site could affect the spiritual elevation of the grave's visitors.
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