Masorti movement says two recent incidents part of a phenomenon due to lack of public toilets at the site.
Our goal is to create a space for liberal and centrist forms of Jewish expression that will enhance Israeli society and restore both religious and civic balance.
The bill would implement a resolution creating a state-recognized egalitarian prayer section at the southern end of the Western Wall.
A group of hardline religious-Zionist activists reportedly interrupted a Conservative payer service and megillah reading, and prevented some Conservative worshippers from entering the site.
A hardline group of religious-Zionists have staged prayer services and Torah lessons at the egalitarian section to undermine the association of it with Conservative and Reform movements.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said the decision "reflects the diversity and vibrancy of Jewish life in Israel and around the world.”
A ruling granting citizenship to individuals who converted through non-Orthodox movements in Israel would generate fierce opposition from the ultra-Orthodox parties and rabbinic leadership
“We are experiencing a great societal and economic crisis, and the Masorti Movement must know how to help heal these.”
Masorti director: We will leave Zionist institutions and establish new ones if we have no place at the table
The agreement gives the chairmanship of the WZO to the Likud, and initially chairmanship of KKL to Mizrachi Olami, the mainstream modern Orthodox and religious-Zionist slate.
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