Q&A: Stuck There
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Stuck There
Question
Many Jews traveled to Uman and are now stuck there.
Should one help them as a commandment, or since their connection there etc. raises a concern of idolatry, does one need to be careful only to help them and not, Heaven forbid, their worship?
Or is it also problematic to help them, because they might say that their worship saved them?
Answer
Don’t get carried away. This isn’t idolatry, just plain foolishness. It is certainly proper to help as much as possible.
They themselves implicitly understand that their worship did not save them.
When they run into trouble at the borders, they turn to Shas ministers, and they don’t back up to the grave to try to make things happen with the help of the General Remedy.