Egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall
Should control of the Western Wall be delegated to one sect of Judaism over another? - editorial
With already strained Jewish unity, a recent Knesset vote sends a message that Israel is prepared to legislate one stream of Judaism’s authority over a site that carries meaning for all.
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Reform rabbis hold prayers at Kotel, Noam Party activists protest in egal section
14 months and still no egalitarian access to Western Wall stones
‘Officials’ in Prime Minister’s Office say loose stones found above egalitarian section
Women of the Wall reach out to Rabbi Rabinowitz… who doesn’t reply
Women of the Wall’s monthly prayer services at the women’s section of the Western Wall are routinely met with hostile jeering, screaming, whistling and other forms of harassment.
Two years on, no progress at egalitarian Kotel plaza
‘They are trying to make us feel like second-rate citizens by making us pray at a third-rate place.’
Passover interview with Jerusalem Mayor, Moshe Lion
What would happen if you’re invited to a bat mitzvah that takes place in the “egalitarian” area? First I’d say no, but then I would check the case. Progressive Jewry is not a problem in Jerusalem.
State attorney threatens to open non-Orthodox Kotel section
Petitions by the national-religious group B'Tsedek demand to dismantle the existing egalitarian prayer platform, arguing that it was built illegally.
Gov't fails again to approve work on egalitarian Kotel plaza
Plans to upgrade and renovate the egalitarian prayer section of the Western Wall will be voted on in the Regional Committee for Planning and Construction of the Finance Ministry.
Approval granted to Kotel egalitarian section upgrades
However, the plans to extend the prayer platform to the stones of the Western Wall actually received the requisite permits back in 2013.
400-pound fallen Western Wall stone cleared from Egalitarian prayer area
The foundation will be responsible for examining and preserving the stone until a decision is made regarding its future.
Shaked quits committee for Western Wall after national-religious pressure
Steinitz takes her place, averting crisis
Way to the wall
The Berland incident does, however, show that when administrators of the Western Wall have the will, they can solve problems.