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'Prayer for religious freedom, unity': Rabbi Leo Dee planning service in TLV

The service is set to have three sections: One for men, one for women, and one for people who want to be mixed.

Ben-Gvir cancels TLV prayer service following pressure from coalition

Innovation, Science, and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis said that Ben-Gvir would do better to move it to a synagogue so as to avoid a provocation in a public space.

Immigrants to Israel concerned by Yom Kippur prayer protests

People who moved to Israel felt scared in the one place they did not expect to feel threatened for their Judaism.

More Israelis support allowing public segregated prayer than not - poll

The polls also found that most Israelis think that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent visit to New York went well.

Ben-Gvir cancels TLV prayer service following pressure across the board

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Kaplan Force protest organization have announced their opposing evening prayer services in Dizengoff Square.

Netanyahu blames 'left-wing extremists' for Yom Kippur clashes in Tel Aviv

The demonstrators were claiming that the services' gender segregation was inappropriate as such segregation is technically banned in public spaces. 

Fights break out in Tel Aviv over segregated Yom Kippur prayer

The conflict broke out after some of those praying tried to set up partitions in the square to create gender segregation.

Thousands of Christian supporters of Israel march in Jerusalem

A million Christians to pray for Jews, Israel on Yom Kippur

This Christian prayer call does not appear to be for Jewish conversion, rather it calls for non-Jews to come to the God of the bible.

Yom Kippur: 'All lights turned off can be turned on' - comment

God wants us to keep trying to be good people and good Jews. He wants us to be close to Him in whatever ways we can be.

Kol Nidre: A light of Jewish survival for 600 years - opinion

For me, descending directly from the generations that had to make vows to another religion in order to survive, Kol Nidre became a beacon of light during a very dark time.

By GENIE MILGROM
24/09/2023
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