The Rights of the Few over the Many?
On Sunday, Rosh Hodesh Tammuz, for the first time since 1967, Jews were barred from the Western Wall. Their crime? Being noticeably religious Jews. The Old City of Jerusalem was…
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“Caged” Heat was only Hot Air
by JoeSettler The Women of the Wall proved today that it’s not about the prayer, but about the politics. Put in cages! At first I thought it was just them…
Women of the Wall’s One-Way Street
All animals are equal; but some animals are more equal than others. The Orwellian quote was the first thing that came to mind, as I tried to process the fact…
Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
by Jonathan Rosenblum Published in Mishpacha, 5/21/13 A member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America once remarked to me that things would be going splendidly in our world were…
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Fit to be Tied
This is Nechama commenting. This is the moment when it becomes obvious how much of a threat some people consider the W4W to be. That Allison Kaplan Sommer must stoop…
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