One day after the fate of the Kosel’s kedusha was casually tossed around by Supreme Court justices, one of the petitioners, the Women of the Wall organization, escalated its monthly antics on Wednesday morning, Rosh Chodesh Adar.
The members of the group not only violated the law by bringing a Sefer Torah to the Kosel, they blocked the main entrance and exit to the site by holding a “Kriyas HaTorah” ceremony while completely ignoring the instructions of the police and Kosel ushers, endangering the thousands of people who came to daven at the Kosel.
It should be noted that Wednesday is also the first day of Ramadan, which led to an unusually large crowd due to the Muslims who also arrived at the area.
A statement from the Western Wall Heritage Foundation said that the actions of the Women of the Wall group went beyond its usual provocations that disrespect the mispallelim and violate the laws of the site but also posed a “real risk to human life.”
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation submitted a complaint at the Supreme Court hearing about the group’s ongoing provocations at the Kosel every Rosh Chodesh.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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When these whacko women come every month to do their trouble the police not only dont stop them but protect them. When it comes to Chareidim they look to arrest yeshiva boys. The whole government is upside down. Im glad I live in Boro park and don’t see any reform temples or their followers.
They are determent to destroy AM YISROEL choliloh – BUT WITH HASHEM’S HELP WE WILL PREVAIL AS WE HAVE SURVIVED 2000 YEARS OF GOLUS WITH MUCH WORSE AGITATORS.
Nebuch retarded woman. They should bang their head on the wall.
Main issue with these women is that they are bored.
If they would keep all the mitzvos that women are actually chiyuv in, they wouldn’t feel the need to do this.
Lunatic yentas. But the government are bigger lunatics as they let these twenty screeching knuckleheads make a commotion each month. Once we Charedim take over they will deported.
So are they planning on taking on Shabbos this week it’s in the scroll that they’re so desperate to read
When chareidim block a highway, police beat them up, when those troublemakers block the entrance/exit to the Kosel, they are protected – worse than just double standard!
This is sad. These women feel unempowered, and secondary to men. That is the message they have received in life.
Knocking women publically in these comments only serves to strengthen their cause. If you truly want to keep the separation for davening, maybe it’s time to engage them in dialogue when it comes to permissible situations. Hear them out. What do they really want? A little empathy goes a long way.
Continuously making normal girls INVISIBLE in all times places and even in print has consequences.
Last Shabbos, while in a bikur cholim kosher room, I opened up a booklet included with a Frum newspaper.
It was an advertisement for a frum Store selling an array of costumes suitable for Purim.
There were outfits for boys and girls. The faces of all the little girls were blurred. Including babies. Whatever the official goal is, I guarantee you that this absurdity is not accomplishing it.
Kedusha is not reached by stepping on people on your way up a mountain.
Thinking out loud, oh us poor frum women today are terribly unempowered! … my heart is bleeding for us who are so “unempowered” and “secondary to men”…And oh, how terrible it is that the faces of little girls were blurred…that is absolutely awful and horrible! How invisible us poor frum women are, it is heartwrenching!😪
Are you comparing immature censoring of religious circulars to somehow having a dialogue with these reform haters of religion and compromising with them. There is no compromise they can go to hell where they belong, we’ve lost enough Jews to them
KeinaHora. Chillul H”M. Chos V’Sholom.
signed,
Rebbetzin Yehudit Chana Chaya Mushka for ChaBaD Lubavitch.
“Thinking out loud” said: “This is sad. These women feel unempowered, and secondary to men. That is the message they have received in life.”
These women are completely secular, and have been so all their lives. The message they have received in life is Progressive ultra-feminist do-whatever-you-want. This has zero to do with the Frum world they know nothing about.
In the eyes of the vast majority of Israelis, even Chilonim, this group is particularly odious, because they [correctly] see that this isn’t a sincere phenomenon. These are mostly Americans who are trying to impose on Israel something no one here wants. Paid for by George Soros and friends. The only Israelis who support Reform are people like Lapid who are atheists…
By the way, who decided that women doing men’s Mitzvos “empowers” them? What about men doing Mitzvos associated with women? How many Reform men do you know who go to the Mikva? Something many Chareidi men do every day…
1. @philo. Cynicism is midas Amalek. Get it out of your system before it takes over your personality. I have had a rewarding life, BH.
2. @RebEmes. I did not use the word compromise. This is a second or third generation of Am Aratzim. Responding to stupidity with anger makes you closer to stupid.
@ Yaakov Yosef
Your words are true. We agree.
All I added is that this is a sad reality. And the response thus far is not helping.
It seems to be making things worse.
That’s the reality.
If you are a Shabbos and Kashrus observant, like I am, and you consider yourself a Torah Jew like I do, it shouldn’t be so surprising that I’m challenging people not to stoop to a level that is below you.
We believe in Hashem.
We want to daaven to Him without distraction.
But He made these people.
He has allowed them to cause us a lot of distress. It seems clear to me that Hashem wants something from us. I’m not claiming to know exactly what that is.
But I’m pretty sure it’s not to become as crass and disrespectful as these people. They were not fortunate to be raised the way we were. Their values are different. You may believe that’s their choice.
I’m not sure that’s true. That choice was made by people in past generations.
I do know that the ONLY way to influence other people is to be the kind of Yid that draws people in. It’s normal to feel angry that they are disruptive and desecrate holiness. But what is the most effective way to effect a change? Screaming louder than them, or insulting them with sharp words may feel good. But it’s not getting the results we want.
We believe the Torah is Emes, and we believe that keeping halacha is the Way HaShem gave us to stay connected to Him. It behooves each of us to do some soul searching: Why might Hashem allow these people to interrupt our davening? Why doesn’t He want us to daaven to him in Peace? Is there anything we can do as individuals to slowly reduce the hot air that is fueling their movement?