Orthodox Jews gathered in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the tomb of a rabbi who preached his vision of a joy-filled life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in Uman, Ukraine on September 25. Photo: Reuters. ... A man gets his hair cut before Rosh Hashanah in Uman. .