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Women of the Wall praying at Kotel May 10, 2013 (Activestills)

WATCH: Will you use Western Wall’s new ‘mixed prayer plaza?’

After years of negotiations with reform and conservative movements of Judaism and ‘Women of the Wall,’ the Israeli government agreed to create an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where men and women can pray in the same space. We went to the Western Wall to ask people how they feel about…

By Social TV February 21, 2016

Women of the Wall and Pussy Riot: Unlikely partners in the same struggle

From Pussy Riot to Women of the Wall, our male religious authorities are so intimidated by women mobilizing support for religious freedom and expression, that they feel the need to restrain, detain and jail this great potential for change. By Shira Pruce I admit that a few weeks ago, if you asked me, “What do Women of the…

By +972 Magazine September 2, 2012