What Is the Rav’s Opinion of Going to Uman for Rosh Hashana?

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Hi, this is Double AA's with that question and answer. We're in a few minutes we try to answer listeners' questions. What is the Reb's opinion of going to Orlando for Pesach, Sukkot in Jerusalem, Rosh Hashanah in Uman? >> [laughter] [gasps] >> You know, there was a professor of mathematics in Harvard University. His name was Tom Lehrer. He happened to be Jewish. And of course, being a professor of mathematics, he's best known for the fact that he wrote funny songs. Cuz that's our society. As uh J.R.R. Tolkien, who was a uh you know, uh professor in Oxford, very academic. And he says, "Do you think you'll be best remembered for your academic works or for The Lord of the Rings?" He goes, "Oh, for sure The Lord of the Rings." >> [laughter] >> Who's going to read any of my academic work, you know? But um uh so he's best known for his funny songs. Anyway, he wrote this song on exactly this topic. I'm spending

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