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Bill to criminalize egalitarian prayer and immodest dress at the Western Wall is shelved after outcry

JL;DR SUMMARY A controversial bill proposed by a member of the Sephardi haredi Orthodox party in Israel aimed to criminalize egalitarian prayer practices and immodest dress at the Western Wall, sparking widespread opposition. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Haredi OrthodoxWestern WallNetanyahuKotelIsraeli GovernmentNon Orthodox JewsReligious FreedomWomen Of The WallEgalitarian PrayerShas Party

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Jewish worshipers pray at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 13, 2022."

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