Tag: Women of the Wall
Analysis: Jerusalem Chief Rabbi’s ‘Protest Prayer’ May Be Just What Reform Campaign Needed
The Bennett solution resolves the conflict in a peaceful way, which is not something the Reform and Conservative movements want.
Police Arrest Women of the Wall Director for Torah Scroll Violation and Catch 22
The WOW email accuses Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the state-appointed administrator of the Kotel, of creating a "Catch 22" for women
Women Praying at the Kotel
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Shas MK Begins ‘Three Week’s with ‘Senseless Hate’ against Reform Jews
He refuses to consider Reform Jews as "Jews" but "welcomes them with love and joy" to be just like him.
Women of the Wall Smuggle Tiny Torah Scroll to Western Wall
They had to use a magnifying glass to read the letters.
Rivka Haut, Women of the Wall Co-Founder and Agunot Advocate, Dies
Rivka Haut, a foremost advocate for agunot, Orthodox women who have been refused a religious divorce and also a founder of the Women of...
Dr. Ella Kanner Gets New Sefer Torah
Dr. Ella Kanner (Ph.D.) is an Orthodox member of the Women of the Wall. Her Ph.D. is in Gender Studies. Personally, I hate it...
Reform and Conservative Jews Upset over Plans for Robinson’s Arch
The Women of the Wall still have an uphill fight ahead of themselves.
No Mitzvot, No God
I deconstructed the latest notice from Women of the Wall (they've taken me off their email blast list, so I had to go to...
WOW and Splinter Group O-WOW Fighting over Kotel Deal
Remember Life of Brian, where the Judean splinter groups run into each other and start a brawl? You're in for a treat.
Netanyahu Tells Reform Jews that ‘Peace Is not One-Way Street
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial 2013 conference in a video address Sunday, “Peace is not a one-way...
WOW Blame Jewish Press, Bloggers, for Graffiti
None of us support violence and we found out about the story in the media, just like every one else.
British Rabbis Scold Orthodox Shul for Letting Women Hold Torah
The issue of women becoming involved in synagogue services to the point of holding a Torah scroll is as loaded in the Diaspora than it is in Israel.
Hundreds of WOW Pray Peacefully
In a display of the changes the group has experienced this year, Women of the Wall held a peaceful prayer service under police protection...
Kotel Rabbi Gives Up and Tells Haredi Girls: Ignore Women’s Minyan
The Western Wall Rabbi told Haredi girls to – in effect – let the Women of the Wall pray as they wish. An analogy to “let sleeping dogs lie” would be taken the wrong way.
Women of the Wall Blame Gov’t for Their Damaged Torah Scroll
The Women of the Wall are unhappy again. Yes, they can read from the Torah, but now that have no scroll. It was damaged by dampness, and WoW blames the government for lack of proper storage.
WoW Miss their Chance for Equality at Kotel Priestly Blessing
If the Women of the Wall want equality with men, why don’t they try to perform the Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall? Do tribal distinctions contradict “equality?” If so, who needs a Reform "rabbi?"
Jordan Calls ‘Women of the Wall’ Prayer Site an ‘Attack on Islam’
The Women of the Wall was so focused on Haredim that the girls forgot to ask Jordan for permission to pray in their own minyan. Now maybe the WoW will wake up to reality and pray on the Temple Mount.
Sharansky to Reveal Full Western Wall Plan in Two Weeks
Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky will release his full plan for a compromise among religious groups at the Western Wall in two weeks, Haaretz...
Women of the Wall ‘Corralled’ by Police, Drowned Out by Megaphones
A kind of Mutually Assured Disturbance was observed by both sides.
Western Wall Rabbi: Respect the Muslims, Don’t Come to Pray
The Western Wall rabbi Wednesday may have taken the first step towards surrendering the Kotel to Muslims. He asked women and Temple Mount activists to respect Muslim sensitivities and to stay away.
Protesters: Police in Cahoots with Arabs over Jewish Access to Mount
On those few days when Jews were allowed to go up to the Mount, they suffered constant abuse by the Muslims and by the police.
Haredi MK Stars in ‘Haredi Draft’ Show in Knesset
Watch for free the best theatre in the world. After the Knesset passed a bill on first reading to require all Jews to service in the IDF, Haredi MKs tore their shirts in mourning. Act Two to follow.
Freedom of Religion on Temple Mount – Except for Jews (Video)
Jerusalem police allow Arabs to keep Jews from entering the Temple Mount, just like they used to allow Haredim to keep women away from the Kotel – until it was not politically correct.
Women of the Kotel Rev Up the Provocation with a Sefer Torah
It's Revolutionary techniques 101: every time you reach a goal – start looking for the next one.
Streisand Spouts Off on Women ‘In Foreign Land of Israel’
Streisand loves Israel – she even visits the country once in a while. She gives lots of money. And she can’t resist a chance to preach about women’s rights in Israel but admits it is a "foreign land.”
How I Lost My Liberal View of Reform Jews and Started to Fear Them
When I began covering the Women of the Wall, the flagship of the Reform insurgency in Israel, my initial take was sympathetic.
‘Caged Women’ – Never Happened
There's no question that many of the backers of the Women of the Wall see the obliteration of Torah Judaism in public places in Israel as their ultimate goal.
Kotel Rabbi Saddened by Tumult Surrounding WOW Prayer
The Kotel Rav, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, on Sunday morning expressed sorrow this over the prayer of the Women of the Wall and the serious...