Women of the Wall
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.
Empowering women: Israel's Knesset hosts special conference for International Women's Day
My vote for City Council: A vote for a liberal, Israeli Jerusalem - opinion
Court demands answers on chief rabbi's hate speech against LGBTQ, Reform Jews
Western Wall guards violated court ruling, Women of the Wall claim
The Women of the Wall said that their bags were searched and a Torah scroll was confiscated.
Grapevine July 28, 2023: Minor triumph for Women of the Wall
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Letters to the Editor July 26, 2023: Come to a compromise
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.
Israeli court upholds 'fair and unbiased' inspections at Western Wall
In a lawsuit, the court stipulated that the entrance inspection shall be conducted in alignment with the Law of Powers for the Protection of Public Security.
Women of the Wall have become an oppositional force - opinion
Even if initially their intentions could be viewed with some positivity, today they have become an oppositional body.
All prayer books are sacred, including those belonging to Women of the Wall – opinion
Two years ago, a group of fervent extremists felt they had the right to destroy 39 precious prayer books belonging to Women of the Wall, leaving torn pages scattered throughout the Kotel Plaza.
Women of the Wall pray and protest at Jerusalem's Western Wall
Women of the Wall continued to be a controversial presence at the Western Wall during their Rosh Hodesh prayer services on Monday.
Jewish teens set Women of the Wall prayer books on fire - report
The prayer books were most probably left at the plaza since earlier that day WoW held their monthly prayer service for Rosh Chodesh.
Western Wall compromise: Israel's High Court to hold hearing
This is the first hearing taking place on the issue in the past two years and the first during this government.
Reform rabbis hold prayers at Kotel, Noam Party activists protest in egal section
Chaos broke out across the Kotel as Women of the Wall held prayer services in the main plaza and Noam Party activists took over the egalitarian section.
Haredi site bashes Kotel bill: 'Increases polarization and hatred'
In a rare and dramatic opposition to the Haredi leadership, an editorial on the site bashed the bill proposed by Deri and the Shas Party.
