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Oklahoma tornado: How you can help
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
A prayer for Oklahoma
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous…
Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
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Justin Timberlake and Coen brothers answer Jewish questions at Cannes
Using his preternatural smoothness, Justin Timberlake saved the Coen brothers from some serious awkwardness at a Cannes press conference for their folk singer film “Inside Llewyn Davis” on Sunday. “Jewish…
Sean Penn lobbies for Charedi man imprisoned in Bolivia
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country.
Mel Brooks’ top 10 Jewy Jewish scenes [VIDEO]
Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of Brooks’ best Jewish clips.
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Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’
For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
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This week in power: WoW scuffling, IRS scandal, Newseum, Shavuot message
State, Religion, and Women of the Wall- an Interview with MK Stav Shaffir
Confidence in Obama, Support for WOW: 3 Comments on 2 Polls
On wearing grandpa’s tefillin at the Wall
It’s just before 7 a.m. when I arrive at Kotel Plaza security station to find long lines. My son Andy gets into the swiftly moving line for men. I enter the longer, slowly moving line for women. Andy carries the cloth bag containing our things. I try reaching to remove mine, but Andy stops me.
Charedi Orthodox youth mob Western Wall in protest of women’s prayer service
Haredi Orthodox youth mobbed the Western Wall plaza by the thousands to protest Women of the Wall as they held their monthly prayer service.
May 10, 2013
The True State of the Western Wall Compromise
The Kotel Exchange- Part 2: Is the Western Wall Compromise an Opportunity?
April 29, 2013
The Kotel Exchange- Part 1:‘We Will Not Learn to Live Together by Further Exclusion of Women’
Why Today’s Western Wall Court Decision is a Blessing, a Problem, and a Blessing
Don’t ruin Robinson’s Arch
I have mixed emotions about Natan Sharansky’s proposed agreement to expand the public space at the Western Wall to include the currently secluded area known as Robinson’s Arch.
Bat Mitzvah at the Kotel: Is it possible?
Every week, dozens of bar mitzvah boys from Israel and the Diaspora celebrate their rite of passage at the Kotel, also known as the Western Wall, which, after the Temple Mount, is Judaism’s holiest site.
Women of the Wall: In the Interim
Asking Netanyahu for a Down Payment on the Kotel Deal
Women of the Wall Agree To Historic Plan - A Victory for Religious Pluralism and Democracy in Israel
April 11, 2013
Victory at the Wall?
There comes a time in any successful movement for change or reform for cashing in, and it is often a time of crisis. Getting so close to achieving a goal, one has to struggle with two challenges: the temptation to overreach — and pass on a deal that might be the best realistic one — and the difficulty of having to accept the less glorious (and more mundane) missions of a reformed reality.
Western wall compromise raises hopes, but still faces obstacles
Natan Sharansky
April 10, 2013
Responding to Allegations of ‘Totalitarianism’ and to Other Saner Remarks About my Kotel Story
The Unholy Alliance Between The Chief Rabbi of the Wall and the Jerusalem Police
Anat Hoffman Might Be on the Verge of Becoming a Jewish Hero
The Women of the Wall and the Dictator
Police: Women prohibited from saying Kaddish at Western Wall
Women will be prohibited from saying the Mourner's Kaddish and other prayers at the Western Wall, Jerusalem police told Women of the Wall.
With the help of Knesset members, Women of the Wall get to pray
If ever there were a gathering of Women of the Wall that was going to spark a wider conflict, Tuesday’s would have been the one.
American Jews protest in solidarity with Women of the Wall
American Jews held solidarity rallies in a variety of U.S. cities to protest Israeli limitations on women's prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall.
Knesset members join Women of the Wall at rosh chodesh services
Three female members of Knesset joined the Women of the Wall for their monthly prayer service at the Western Wall.
Women of the Wall Megillah reading undisturbed by Israeli police
A women’s Megillah reading at the Western Wall took place on Shushan Purim without incident or arrests.
Sarah Silverman’s niece can visit Western Wall on Purim despite ban
The niece of American comedian Sarah Silverman will be allowed to attend a women's Megillah reading at the Western Wall despite being banned from the site.
Ten women arrested at Western Wall for praying with prayer shawls
Ten women participating in a women's prayer service with hundreds of worshippers and supporters at the Western Wall were arrested for wearing prayer shawls.
Can Natan Sharansky fix the Western Wall?
He brought unprecedented attention to the plight of Soviet Jewry. He stood up to the KGB. He survived nine years in Siberia. He served in Israel’s fractious government.
The ‘war of the wall’ secret weapon
It’s easy to dismiss the antics of Warrior of the Wall Anat Hoffman. Her guerrilla gatherings of women in vocal prayer services at the Kosel Maaravi, or Western Wall, in defiance of an Israeli Supreme Court decision and in affront to the traditional Jewish men and women who most frequent the prayer site, are legend.
Fight for women’s equality at the Western Wall fails to move secular Israelis
Few American tourists to Israel forget their first visit to the Western Wall. They put notes in the cracks, whisper prayers and take photos against the backdrop of Judaism’s holiest site.
Netanyahu asks Jewish Agency to look into women’s prayer at Western Wall
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked the Jewish Agency to come up with a solution for non-Orthodox women's groups that want to pray at the Western Wall.
A realistic goal for the good Women of the Wall
Women of the Wall and supporters: you have four options to choose from
Women praying to be heard at the Western Wall
We approached the entrance to the Kotel Plaza a little before 7 a.m. on Rosh Hodesh Tevet. In my bag was my tallit, the beautiful purple-and-blue one that was hand woven as a gift from the students and faculty at USC more than 20 years ago, when I completed my time there as the Hillel rabbi.
A Jewish revival meeting: Is religious pluralism possible in Israel?
In a packed synagogue hall on Monday night, Nov. 26, Israel’s Consul General David Siegel posed a question: How many people present care deeply about religious pluralism in Israel?
Despite mounting criticism, Western Wall remains in haredi Orthodox hands
Sitting in his office 20 feet above the Western Wall Plaza, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz is unperturbed by the simmering tensions below.
Six women detained for wearing prayer shawls at Western Wall
Six women were detained by Jerusalem police for wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall as more than 100 women gathered there for the monthly Women of the Wall service.
Letters to the Editor: Entitlements, Women of the Wall, Mormons, Christians, Prager
Rob Eshman correctly notes that tzedakah is not merely charity but is also a religious and community response about social justice (“Entitled,” Oct. 19). Nowadays, “entitlements” are frequently used as a synonym for charity. However, Eshman inadvertently undercuts his own argument by failing to point out an essential fact: For working Americans, Social Security and Medicare are earned benefits paid for by payroll deductions.
Thousands sign on for Shema flash mob
More than 2,500 people signed up to participate in a global Shema flash mob as part of a campaign to promote religious pluralism in Israel. The gatherings early Monday afternoon came two days after Conservative Jewish congregations were asked to dedicate a recitation of the Shema to the topic as well.
Women of the Wall head arrested for singing at Western Wall
Jerusalem police arrested the leader of Women of the Wall for singing at the Western Wall.
Shame at the Holiest Site in Judaism
VIDEO / Israel and the Diaspora: Two sides of the same coin?
Chairs thrown at Women of the Wall
Two haredi men were arrested after allegedly throwing chairs at women preparing to pray at the Western Wall.
‘Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg’ — Come See the Picture Shows
Some 30 feature and short movies will explore the Jewish experience, across time and space, at the fourth Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, April 23-30, at Beverly Hills, Westside, Encino, Pasadena and West Hills theaters.
Women fight for equal Western Wall rights, Democrats for Israel leader moves up
Should women have equal prayer rights at the Kotel? It's a question of profound religious, spiritual and political complexities that a new documentary, "Praying in Her Own Voice," by filmmaker Yael Katzir, dares to ask but doesn't attempt to answer.
Calendar Girls picks and clicks for June 14-20
Women Suffer Blow on Praying at Wall
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