by Michael Freund Published in The Jewish Press, 5/14/13 Last Friday, the Western Wall underwent an unwelcome transformation from sacred site to media circus as the group known as the…

Originally printed in Hamodia magazine. Although I go to daven at the Kosel every Rosh Chodesh, I no longer choose to go for Shacharis because I find the presence of the Women at the Wall,…

by Deena Nataf Printed in the Jerusalem Post, 5/13/13 Tolerance works both ways, and so does respect. Doesn’t matter whether you understand why some Jews are devastated when they see…

Last Friday, a group called Women for the Wall (W4W) arranged a gathering at the Kosel as a response to Nashot Hakotel, or Women of the Wall (WoW), a group…

A founding member of Women for the Wall – a nascent, broad-based women’s coalition supporting traditional religious observance at the Western Wall – described rival group Women of the Wall…