Women of the Wall

High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza

The “Kotel Agreement,” a compromise approved by the government in January 2016, has been systematically pushed and held up by the government and the Jerusalem municipality.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.
WOMEN OF the Wall members hold Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Ezrat Israel pluralistic prayer ground, 2019.

Women of the Wall attempt to smuggle Torah scroll in baby stroller, inciting clashes

One worker was taken to the hospital as a result of the clashes, who was allegedly attacked by a Women of the Wall activist.

|ByEFRAT PORSHER
ANAT HOFFMAN in tallit: Concluded a chapter, but not scaling down WoW work.

Women of the Wall's Anat Hoffman, wired to fight for pluralism

WoW board chairwoman Anat Hoffman has battled for 35 years for women’s right to pray and read the Torah at the Western Wall. At 70, she carries on the fight from her less stressful Haifa community.

|ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

Empowering women: Israel's Knesset hosts special conference for International Women's Day

Stormy separate Knesset committee discussion over funding for a forum that combats domestic violence cut short

|ByELIAV BREUER

Haredi protesters clash with police during Women of the Wall services

MKs planning to come to the services canceled their plans after a request by President Herzog.

NOVEMBER 6, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE, JEREMY SHARON
MEMBERS OF the Women of the Wall movement hold Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Western Wall in front of ultra-Orthodox protesters.

Netanyahu shares call to block pluralistic prayer service at Kotel

Deri, a long opponent of the group, wrote on Twitter that he and his fellow haredi MKs would be at the site on Friday to block the service from going ahead.

NOVEMBER 4, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MEMBERS OF the Women of the Wall movement hold Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Western Wall last year.

The Western Wall agreement must be implemented - opinion

Recent events and those that are expected prove once again that it is necessary to implement the Kotel agreement – the sooner the better.

NOVEMBER 3, 2021ByYOCHI RAPPEPORT
MEMBERS OF the Women of the Wall movement hold Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Western Wall in front of ultra-Orthodox protesters.

Grapevine: 'A city knit together'?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 13, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Rabbi Gilad Kariv at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, August 9, 2021.

MK Mossi Raz calls for review of Western Wall management

Meretz MK Mossi Raz has submitted a motion to the agenda in the Knesset to review the management of the Western Wall after a report highlighted problems with Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz's administration.

OCTOBER 10, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
WOMEN OF THE WALL hold a prayer service at the Western Wall in Jerusalem as hundreds of ultra-Orthodox women protest

Women of the Wall conduct Rosh Chodesh prayers with MK Kariv

WOW attempted to read the Torah reading for Rosh Chodesh amid protests against them.

OCTOBER 7, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Women of the Wall read the Torah on Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, 2021

Women of the Wall pray at Kotel, harassed by Orthodox

Group jeered from inside Western Wall women’s section, while haredi and religious-Zionist boys hurl abuse at men praying in solidarity with Women of the Wall.

AUGUST 9, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
Women of the Wall praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, August 9, 2021.

Tisha Be'av: Israel must end baseless hatred, rally together - editorial

In order to combat this self-destructive phenomenon, we must stop hating each other, rally together as one people, and call out those who voice hate against Jews, Israelis and Israel itself.

JULY 15, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
On June 11, at the Western Wall, 39 Women of the Wall prayer books were grabbed, torn up, and destroyed.

Letters to the Editor July 14, 2021: Kill the bill

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 13, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Haredi brutality at Kotel recalls destruction of Second Temple - opinion

The Second Temple was destroyed by internal Jewish conflict. History often repeats itself.

JULY 12, 2021ByYOCHI RAPPEPORT
On June 11, at the Western Wall, 39 Women of the Wall prayer books were grabbed, torn up, and destroyed.