Resilient, united, and even growing, the country's Jews see how 7 months into the Russian invasion difficult times are bringing people closer - including their non-Jewish neighbors

Some 10,000 Jewish pilgrims expected to gather in the Ukrainian city for Rosh Hashanah holiday, flying in to neighboring countries before catching a bus across the border

Embassy in Jerusalem recommends that pilgrims who ignore advice make a will before they leave, and arrange a contingency plan not including US assistance

But 1,000 pilgrims have already arrived, thousands more expected; some Israelis shrug off war dangers, saying it's no different from home

Foreign Ministry describes security situation in city as 'volatile,' says traveling there would pose an 'immediate risk to lives'

Rabbi Moshe Azman says he fears for safety of visitors amid recommendations from Kyiv and Jerusalem that Hasidim not make the annual Rosh Hashanah trip

Israel's Foreign Ministry says it is 'premature' to make any final decisions, as ultra-Orthodox figures remain defiant that Rosh Hashanah tradition will take place as planned

Health authorities have launched a concentrated vaccination effort in the city, focusing on service providers and health professionals, in preparation for the pilgrimage

Perpetrators shatter above-ground parts of gravesite; Jewish sites also vandalized this week in Moldova, Greece

Country's interior minister says talks being held for Israel to supply coronavirus vaccine doses to country