The Women of the Wall are back in the news again.
Not simply because of their connection to the "New Israel" Fund, but because last week 2 women wore talitot and carried a sefer Torah into the women's section at the Kotel. They were arrested.
Years ago, Israel's Supreme Court ordered Israel to find a solution for women's prayer groups and egalitarian prayer, and the agreed upon solution was that of the "Robinson's Arch" area of the Kotel.
Unfortunately, the Women of the Wall have declared that "the Robinson’s Arch ‘Solution’ Is No Solution"; "Certainly the Robinson’s Arch “solution” is not a serious one as long as it is run like an archaeological site and not a prayer site."
The Women of the Wall are continuing their campaign to allow equal access, and report the following:
They could even pray in the Temple's "Ezrat Nashim" -- the women's courtyard, and the could experience the ultimate expression of prayer, at Judaism's holiest spot? I don't even think the Chareidim would mind, as long as the Women of the Wall are out of sight / out of mind.
The New Israel Fund, should proudly and strongly accept this initiative as it has all the trappings of what the NIF is all about:
- Democratic change within Israel.
- Social justice and equality for all Israelis.
- Religious Pluralism and Tolerance
- Women's Rights
What do you think?
Not simply because of their connection to the "New Israel" Fund, but because last week 2 women wore talitot and carried a sefer Torah into the women's section at the Kotel. They were arrested.
Years ago, Israel's Supreme Court ordered Israel to find a solution for women's prayer groups and egalitarian prayer, and the agreed upon solution was that of the "Robinson's Arch" area of the Kotel.
Unfortunately, the Women of the Wall have declared that "the Robinson’s Arch ‘Solution’ Is No Solution"; "Certainly the Robinson’s Arch “solution” is not a serious one as long as it is run like an archaeological site and not a prayer site."
The Women of the Wall are continuing their campaign to allow equal access, and report the following:
Recently two women dared to violate these rules, wearing their tallitot over their coats and holding a Torah scroll. They were detained by the police, treated as common criminals, and one was fingerprinted.I have a much better idea for the women of the wall; instead of trying to pray at the Kotel, where it ends up annoying many Ultra Orthodox Jews, why don't the women of the wall go with talitot and Torah scrolls to Har HaBayit -- the Temple Mount, and pray at Judaism's most holy of places?
They could even pray in the Temple's "Ezrat Nashim" -- the women's courtyard, and the could experience the ultimate expression of prayer, at Judaism's holiest spot? I don't even think the Chareidim would mind, as long as the Women of the Wall are out of sight / out of mind.
The New Israel Fund, should proudly and strongly accept this initiative as it has all the trappings of what the NIF is all about:
- Democratic change within Israel.
- Social justice and equality for all Israelis.
- Religious Pluralism and Tolerance
- Women's Rights
What do you think?
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