Kotel

High Court postpones joint protest and Kotel hearings to Friday, resets filing deadlines

The petitions involve wartime restrictions on anti-war demonstrations and the number of worshippers allowed at the Western Wall.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israelis attend a protest against the current Israeli government and the ongoing war with Iran, at haBima Square in Tel Aviv, April 4, 2026.
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019

Western Wall debate must not overshadow prayer, unity during times of war - opinion

Prayer at the Kotel should remain sacred, guiding Jews through crises rather than fueling division.

|ByYAAKOV MENKEN, JONATHAN GUTTENTAG
Ultra-orthodox Jewish men talk on the phone in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on December 4, 2025.

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.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A Jewish woman prays at the Little Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, February 18, 2026

Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer

The bill passed by a margin of 56-47 and will now be discussed in Knesset committee meetings. It will still need to undergo three more plenum readings to become a law. 

|ByKESHET NEEV

Impatience grows as Western Wall Agreement implementation delays

The Women of the Wall are eager to set a deadline for the implementation of the Kotel Deal and continue working to achieve their goal of equality at the Western Wall for all Jewish people.

DECEMBER 23, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
An egalitarian prayer service is led by the Women of the Wall near the Western Wall last month.

Western Wall deal: Women of the Wall reinforce presence with prayer

In the past, violent acts have been taken against the group for their egalitarian stance on prayer in the historic and religiously-significant site. 

DECEMBER 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Women of the Wall praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, December 5, 2021.

Bennett enters fray in Kotel deal controversy

Bennett to send cabinet secretary to meet Reform and Conservative reps, Jewish Agency selection process moving forward, despite Lapid failing to meet deadlines.

DECEMBER 2, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
A standoff between a Orthodox man and a member of Women of the Wall takes place at the Western Wall on Friday morning.

Rabbis Kanievsky and Edelstein denounce Western Wall agreement

They called on the community “to do everything to prevent this disgrace to the holy place” and to intensify their prayer and Torah study to prevent “this desecration of God’s name.”

NOVEMBER 30, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the most senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis in the country on Tisha Be'Av.

Plurality of Israelis support Kotel agreement - poll

47% of the general public support the agreement, with 32% opposed, and 21% having no opinion. 

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
MASSES GATHER at the Western Wall on the night before Yom Kippur.

Bennett accuses opposition of using Kotel for political campaign

Last week, two MKs were threatened by ultra-Orthodox leaders for taking Torah scrolls to the women's section of the Kotel.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
PRAYING AT Robinson’s Arch at the south end of the Kotel, the section set aside for pluralistic prayer.

Grapevine: Essence of Judaism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Members of the Women of the Wall movement hold Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, November 5, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

MK Gilad Kariv, stop pushing your Kotel agenda - opinion

No matter how many times Women of the Wall flout their feminist agenda, this group of 30-40 women is nothing but a front for the political aspirations of the Israeli Reform movement.

NOVEMBER 10, 2021ByLEAH AHARONI
Rabbi Gilad Kariv at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, August 9, 2021.

Letters to the Editor, November 10, 2021: Greek ban is wrong

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Compromise needs to be made in the Kotel conflict - editorial

Members of Women of the Wall faced violent opposition as they tried to bring Torah scrolls to the Kotel.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
PRAYING AT Robinson’s Arch at the south end of the Kotel, the section set aside for pluralistic prayer.