Women of the Wall ‘ecstatic’ over Court win
A Jerusalem court had ruled that police were wrong to arrest five members of the group, in a decision that could alter the status quo at the holy site. […]
Sharansky proposes egalitarian section at the Kotel
Women of the Wall expresses “cautious support” for proposal, rejects solution in which group must pray separately from plaza. “There must be a section for egalitarian prayer” at the Western Wall, Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Speaking from New York after a meeting with representatives of the various religious denominations comprising American organized Jewry, Sharansky confirmed rumors that he is pushing for the addition of a third section at Judaism’s holiest site. […]