Uman, Ukraine – An aviation crisis is looming between Israel and Ukraine over the latter's refusal to permit more flights between the countries to meet the needs of Bratslav Hasidim, who go there to visit the grave of the revered Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav.
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At a meeting convened Friday by Transportation Ministry Director General Gideon Sitterman, Bratslav Hasidim representatives and aviation law expert attorney Gadi Elbaz, they have appealed to the ministry to make this line competitive by adding charter flights.
Travel to Ukraine has swelled, reaching 250,000 passengers last year, of whom 170,000 flew to Kiev. Thirty percent of this traffic is Bratslav Hasidim or others affiliated with the movement, who paid an average of $700 apiece for airfare in 2007.
Under the existing aviation agreement, 14,000 seats may be added on flights over the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The regular carriers get 5,000 seats each, with the rest going to Israeli and Ukrainian charter airlines.
Israel wants to increase the number of flights and allow additional charter companies to participate in 2008, but the Ukrainian aviation authorities have so far refused to change the status quo, in order to protect the national carrier. [haaretz]
This was already said befor you, (SUKAH 56:) “LUKAS LUKAS AD MUSY ATU MCHALA MAMYNAN SHAL YISROEL”
if you have dificulty with the translation have a Yid translated for you.
(OK let me translated for you)
after the Greeks entered the Heichal – Bilgah kicked the Mizbe’ach and announced: ‘Wolf, wolf (because a wolf tends to tear up its prey, and because the Zohar refers to the Mizbe’ach as a wolf [see also the Berachah of Binyamin in Vayechi], how long will you continue to devour the money of Yisrael and not help them when they are oppressed’
LETS SEE NOW, 30% BRESLOV, OUT OF 170,000 PASSENGERS = 51,000 CHASSIDIM.
AT AN AVG OF $700 PER RIDE, THIS EQUALS THE MODEST SUM OF $35,700,000 (!!)
NOT BAD FOR A CHASSIDUS THAT HAS AS ITS MEMBERS SOME OF THE POOREST FAMILIES IN ISRAEL AND U.S.
METHINKS ITS TIME FOR A GOOD RETHINK OF PRIORITES. SOMETHING SEEMS HORRIBLY WRONG,