Tag: WOW
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
Tolerance at the Temple Mount
Will “progressives” and “liberals” rally to Rabbi Glick and advance the cause for Jewish rights?
Women of the Wall Smuggle Tiny Torah Scroll to Western Wall
They had to use a magnifying glass to read the letters.
Reform and Conservative Jews Upset over Plans for Robinson’s Arch
The Women of the Wall still have an uphill fight ahead of themselves.
There’s No Ban on Women’s Tefillin, Ban on Stupidity Still Holding
Ban on Jewish antisemitism in serious trouble…
200 WOW Drowned Out by 10,000 Seminary Girls
No one was really hurt, and that's what really counts. Eat your heart out, Pew Institute, down here we're all Orthodox Jews…
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.
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.
Women of the Wall Protesting Bennett’s High Holidays Plan
"Today this affects Women of the Wall but tomorrow it will affect every Israeli and Jew around the world…."
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.
5,000 Frum Girls Keep Women of the Wall Out
The Women of the Seminar teach the Women of the Wall a lesson in group action.
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.
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.
WoW, Charedim, and Learning from History
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same experiment twice and expecting different results.
Women of the Wall Searching for Next ‘Struggle’
Police prepared for the monthly event, and from a law-and-order perspective it made perfect sense.
Women of the Wall Go for Broke, Plan to Read from Torah at Kotel
Women of the Wall plan their monthly Rosh Chodesh prayers at the Kotel the second day of the month, with a Torah scroll. It’s okay to make up rules as they go along, so long as the Orthodox don’t make the rules.
Is Someone Framing Women of Wall with Death Threat to Rabbis?
It can be argued whether the Women of the Wall are spiritual angels, but no sane person could accuse them of threatening rabbis to approve their agenda or face death. So who is behind the dirty work?
Vicious Graffiti Sprayed on Home of Women of the Wall Official
Vandals spray painted the Jerusalem home of a long-time board member of the Women of the Wall (WOW) with vicious graffiti, the first time...
Bennett and Livni in Facebook Fight over Women of the Wall
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Religious Affairs Minister Yair Lapid, who doubles as Finance Minister, are arguing via Facebook over the issue of a...
Thousands of Orthodox Women to Mix with WOW at the Kotel
Yes, they've won a battle, a long one at that—but the war is far from over.
Women of the Wall Relish Victory, Won’t Support Temple Mount Prayer
"Our struggle is only about the Kotel."
Netanyahu Approves Egalitarian Section at Western Wall
The women win a battle, but the question is, “Do they want a war they might lose?” Netanyahu approves Sharansky’s plan for women to pray like men in an “egalitarian” section at the Western Wall.
Sharansky to Suggest Women’s Kotel Prayers Away from Main Plaza
Sharansky says the Western Wall is long enough for women to have their own minyan and Torah reading. The Women of the Wall leader accepts the compromise. Will the Rabbinate big enough to agree?