With tens of thousands of Breslover chassidim and other Jews preparing to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah, extensive renovations and infrastructure improvements have been completed at the city’s central Breslover Kloiz in preparation for the massive annual gathering.

The Kloiz, the largest and primary Breslover shul in Uman, has undergone a significant overhaul aimed at allowing the thousands of visitors to daven and learn with greater comfort and yishuv hadaas throughout the days of the annual Rosh Hashanah kibbutz.

In the Ashkenazi Kloiz, the largest davening hall in Uman, construction of the gallery walls extending to the ceiling has been completed. The project also addressed a longstanding problem involving pigeons that would fly through the main hall during davening. Special screens have now been installed on all the windows, allowing them to remain open for ventilation without birds entering the building.

A new ceiling was also installed beneath the gallery on the western side of the main hall. At the same time, the lighting system underwent a major upgrade, with new fixtures installed throughout the Kloiz.

The Sephardic Kloiz has received an extensive renovation as well. A new ceiling was installed above the main hall, together with a modern lighting system and new chandeliers.

Three spacious new shtiblach were constructed on the eastern side of the Sephardic Kloiz. They will be used for Shacharis, Mincha and Maariv during the week and will serve as quiet learning areas during the remaining hours of the day. The new learning area has also been furnished with bookcases stocked with seforim.

To accommodate the enormous crowds expected during Rosh Hashanah, new high-powered air-conditioning units were installed in the Sephardic Kloiz to improve cooling throughout the facility.

A new coffee station has also been built near the shtiblach and will operate throughout the days of the Rosh Hashanah gathering.

The entrance plaza to the Kloiz has undergone its own transformation. New asphalt was laid across the area, while the entrance walls were covered with new stonework.

A prominent new sign at the front identifies the building as “The Great Synagogue of the Breslover Chassidim in Uman — The Kloiz.” The sign also pays tribute to Rav Yechiel Michel Dorfman, who founded and built the facility with extraordinary dedication.

The medical clinic located in the Kloiz courtyard has meanwhile been substantially renovated and expanded to provide additional treatment space and ensure that adequate medical care is available should it be necessary during the massive gathering.

Those involved in the project expressed the hope “that we will not need this place and that there will be as few people as possible to treat.”

Additional seating and learning areas have been established throughout the complex. A computer room offering filtered internet access, which has been operated by Ichud Breslov in Uman in recent years, will also continue to be available.

The improvements were carried out by Ichud Breslov in Uman as part of its preparations to accommodate the tens of thousands of visitors expected for Rosh Hashanah, with the goal of enabling them to focus on davening and learning without unnecessary distractions.

Rav Nosson Tzemach, gabbai of the tziyun of Rav Nachman of Breslov, welcomed the completion of the work.

“We are privileged to see the masses streaming to the tziyun of our holy Rebbe. The investment in the Kloiz, located close to the tziyun, is intended to provide an appropriate response for the tens of thousands of mispallelim, so that they can pour out their hearts and engage in Torah with yishuv hadaas and an expansive heart, as is proper and fitting for the days of the holy Rosh Hashanah kibbutz,” he said.

Rav Nosson Ben Nun, chairman of Ichud Breslov in Uman, said crews had spent months working around the clock to complete the preparations.

“The dedicated teams of Ichud Breslov worked day and night for many long months to complete all the preparations ahead of the kibbutz. The goal that stood before our eyes throughout the entire process was one thing — the honor of our holy Rebbe and the honor of the tens of thousands traveling to Uman, so that they can engage in Torah and tefillah in comfort and without any distractions,” he said.

{Matzav.com}