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Tag: Egalitarian Prayer

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

Modern Orthodox and traditional teen girls find their voices through egalitarian prayer

Daniela Gribetz in JTA · 1 Apr

Modern Orthodox and traditional teen girls are increasingly finding ways to participate in prayer services while adhering to Jewish law, seeking more inclusive roles within their communities.

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

Despite a victorious court ruling, women are still second-class citizens at the Western Wall

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 26 Jul 2023

Despite a recent court ruling in their favor, women at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, exemplified by the group Women of the Wall, still face challenges in attaining equal prayer rights.

0 Culture Jewish Law

After violent clashes between Haredi and progressive women at the Western Wall, Rachel Cohen Yeshurun isn't giving up the fight

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 17 May 2022

This episode discusses Rachel Cohen Yeshurun's advocacy for women's rights to pray at the Western Wall with Women of the Wall amidst ongoing opposition from Haredi protesters.

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The Fight for Religious Equality at the Western Wall Just Got Tougher

People of the Pod · 13 Jan 2022

The fight for religious equality at the Western Wall in Jerusalem has hit a roadblock due to tensions within Israel's coalition government.

0 Israel Gender/Identity

Ungoverning the Western Wall

Yuval Jobani in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Mar 2019

The last thirty years have seen ongoing tensions at the Western Wall between Women of the Wall, advocating for women's prayer rights, and haredi Jews resisting changes to traditional practices.

0 Israel Prayer

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Blames 220-Pound Boulder Dislodged From Western Wall on Egalitarian ‘Quarrel-Mongers’

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 24 Jul 2018

Jerusalem's deputy mayor, Dov Kalmanovich, attributed the recent falling of a 220-pound boulder from the Western Wall near an egalitarian prayer site to what he calls "quarrel-mongers" like Reform leaders and Women of the Wall, suggesting the incident is a divine warning against them.

0 Israel Politics

The “Pile of Stones” Edition

Promised Podcast · 29 Jun 2017

In this edition, Noah, Don, and Miriam Herschlag from Times of Israel discuss various significant topics, including Israel reducing electricity to Gaza, the attention given to victims of terrorist attacks versus other issues, and the ongoing controversy surrounding egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall.