WOW In the News
May 2012
An ironic observation on freedom of religion at Judaism’s holiest site, Times of Israel 7.5.12
Schism over women’s rights in Israel, CNN 5.5.12
‘Women of the Wall’ movement fights Israeli gender bias, The Republic 2.5.12
Hoffman has a passion to stamp out injustices in Israel, The Jewish Chronicle 2.5.12
Fear of Extremist Religious Violence Leads to Court Decision Barring Women from Praying at Religious Shrine, The Volokh Conspiracy 1.5.12
April 2012
Hoffman has a passion to stamp out injustices in Israel, The Jewish Chronicle 30.4.12
‘Women Of the Wall’ movement fights Israeli gender bias, post-gazette.com 30.4.12
Our Alternative Way to Support Israel, JC.com, 4.4.12
‘Bridge plans must consider women’s Kotel area,’ The Jerusalem Post, 4.4.12
March 2012
Worth 1,000 Words, 614 HBI eZine, March 2012
Women of the Wall, Maggie’s Blog, March 28, 2012
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Increasingly Refuse to Sit Near Women on El-Al Flights, Haaretz 23.3.12
Israeli Hotel Denies Conservative Group Use of Torah, JTA 23.3.12
10 Jewish Women Every Person Should Know, Huffington Post, 19.3.12
MK Eichler: Reform Jews anti-Semites, Omri Efraim, YNet 3.3.12
Group gathers, prays at Israeli consulate, JWeekly 1.3.12
February 2012
‘Israelis should stand up to haredim’, Itamar Eichner, YNet 17.2.12
Rabbis’ Group Fights for Rights of the Oppressed in Israel and the U.S., Scott Harris, Between the Lines 15.2.12
Voice of the People, Robert Ring, President of Temple Beth Am, 5.2.12
Gur Hasidim and sexual separation, Tamar Rotem, Haaretz 3.2.12
Israeli Feminist Anat Hoffman Coming to Bay Area for Nine Talks, Rebecca Spence, J, Jweekly 2.2.12
Opinion: Right is Wrong, Rabbi Dan Moshovitz, The Jewish Journal, 1.2.12
January 2012
HBI looks at Israeli women’s struggle with segregation, Debra Filcman, Brandeis Now 25.1.12
Israeli women’s rights moving to front of bus, Rebecca Spence, Jewish Journal 25.1.12
A Woman’s Place Haviv Ner-David, Slate 23.1.2012
Not Pro-Israel Enough? Jason Boxt, Huffington Post 19.1.2012
November 2011
Women Wearing Judaism Gabriella Mervis, Jewish Boston 29.11.11
March 2011
Paying homage to ‘beginning and renewal’: New exhibit at BJE J. Weekly 24.03.2011
Editorial: Don’t Take Women’s Rights for Granted J. Weekly 10.03.2011
February 2011
Fighting for the right to practice Judaism in Israel examiner.com 07.02.2011
On DVD: Not allowed at the Kotel Jewish Herald Voice 04.02.2011
Radio interview with Batya Kallus The Derech Eretz Show 02.03.2011
January 2011
Anat Hoffman Interview CBC Radio 23.01.11
Gender and Judaism at the Western Wall Interfaith Voices 20.01.11
Tel Aviv Mayor under fire over city’s first sex-segregated concert Haaretz 12.01.11
Court Allows Gender Segregation on Buses, But Only With Consent Haaretz 07.01.11
December 2010
“Mujeres del Muro”, rezos contra la discriminación entremujeres.com 27.12.10
Fighting for pluralism and equality in Israel New Jersey Jewish News 29.12.10
Women protest against prayer ban at Wailing Wall Digital Journal 11.12.10
Where’s The Outrage? The Surreal Mistreatment Of Women At The Western WallFailedMessiah.com 7.12.10
November 2010
Israel to invest $23M in Western Wall plaza France 24 21.11.10
Praying By My Own Rules The Cornell Sun 18.11.10
Anger and curses as women pray out loud at Western Wall AFP 8.11.10
400 world rabbis ask police to project Women of the Wall Jerusalem Post 5.11.10
October 2010
Whose Wall is it anyways? Jerusalem Post 25.10.10
For Women of the Wall, a New Coalition of Allies Jewish Daily Forward 22.10.10
Rabbis Launch Campaign for Women of the Wall Jewish Journal 18.10.10
Rabbis Launch Campaign for Women of the Wall JTA 17.10.10
Israeli Reform Activist to Speak at Westchester Reform Temple Westchester.com 17.10.10
Up Against the Wailing Wall Lesley Hazleton 07.10.10
Bay Area Women Protest at Western Wall The Bay Citizen 07.10.10
J’lem considers tunnel entry to Western Wall Plaza Haaretz 04.10.10
September 2010
Local women put focus on campaign for equality at Western Wall JWeekly 30.9.10
Western Wall is for everyone- So give women equal access Jweekly 30.9.10
Police call for Pressing Charges against Torah-carrying activist at Western Wall Haaretz24.9.10
Chicago-area Jewish women hold Torah to send a message
Photos of women holding Torah capture religion’s divide and protest arrest of woman who held a Torah at Western Wall in Israel Chicago Tribune 19/9/10
Let women sing at Wailing Wall: On High Holy Days, a plea to open Israel’s holiest site to all Jews San Francisco Sentinel 12/9/10
Let women sing at Wailing Wall: On High Holy Days, a plea to open Israel’s holiest site to all Jews NY Daily News 12/9/10
August 2010
Perfect Harmony Jerusalem Post 20/8/10
In Israel, A Fight to Make the Wall More Inclusive TIME 12/8/10
Women of the Wall to hold Kotel services Jerusalem Post 11/8/10
Women holding Torah to send photos to Israeli leaders JTA 4/8/10
Women Take on the Orthodox IPS 9/8/10
Faith in Doubt Jewish Review of Books
July 2010
Anat Hoffman Interviewed on NPR 30/07/10
Women of the Wall headed arrested at Kotel JTA 12/07/10
Women of the Wall Leader Arrested for Carrying a Torah Scroll The Forward by Elana Sztokman 12/07/10
Cops release Women of the Wall leader Jerusalem Post by Ben Hartman and Daniel Clinton 12/07/10
Police arrest Women of the Wall leader for praying with Torah scroll Haaretz 12/07/10
Women arrested at the Western Wall for holding the Torah DEMOTIX by Zachary Bennett 12/07/10
May 2010
Woman attacked for tefillin imprint JTA 13/05/10
April 2010
Snap Shot:Anat Hoffman Womenetics by Jan Jaben-Eilon 14/04/10
Holding Leaders Accountable for Kotel Violence Against Women Forward by Micah Kelber 08/04/10
שגיאה! ההפניה להיפר-קישור אינה חוקית. Southern California Public Radio by Meghan McCarty 01/04/10
March 2010
The Right Message at the Wall Jerusalem Post 19/03/10
Haredim throw chairs at praying women YNet by Kobi Nahshoni 16/03/10
Loosey Goosey Saudi New York Times 02/03/10
Religious Revolution and Counterrevolution in Israel The Huffington Post by Josh Stanton 01/03/10
February 2010
Oren: Dispute at Wall will require ‘compromise’ JTA 23/02/10
Poll: 90% of Israelis want less gender-separation at Kotel Jerusalem Post by Jamie Romm 23/02/10
Women of the Wall called ‘Nazis’ Jerusalem Post by Abe Selig 16/02/10
Women of the Wall:Worshipers called us Nazis Ynet by Kobi Nahshoni 15/02/10
GTA rabbis protest arrests of women at Kotel Ynet by Dan Verbin 13/02/10
‘Western Wall shouldn’t be a Synagogue’ Jerusalem Post by Gil Hoffman and Rebecca Ann Stoil 04/02/10
January 2010
Free the Wall Ynet 03/01/10
Women of the Wall Leader interrogated by the police Forward by Jane Eisner 06/01/10
Liberating the Wall Forward 06/01/10
Maybe in 2010 Zionism means enduring in prison The Huffington Post by Maya Guarnieri 09/01/10
Robinsons arch “solution” is no solution Forward by Haviva Ner-David 12/01/10
What the Women of the Wall want Forward by Anat Hoffman, 13/01/10
Counter point: up against the wall Jerusalem Post by David Forman 16/01/10
Women of the Wall Ynet by Anat Hoffman 18/01/10
Leaders mull to protest restrictions at the Kotel Forward by Debra Nussbaum Cohen 22/01/10
December 2009
Everyone entitled to pray at the Kotel Cleveland Jewish News by Cheryl Birkner Mack 04/12/09
Solidarity prayer called for women praying at Western Wall JTA 10/12/09
Challenging Traditions at the Heart of Judaism The New York Times by Isabel Kershner 21/12/09
Returning to the Kotel Ynet by Haviva Ner-David 23/12/09
November 2009
Jewish woman arrested over shawl BBC News 18/11/09
Woman’s arrest at Western Wall highlights Orthodox Jewish influence The National by Vita Bekker 21/11/09
A Wall For Us All The Forward 27/11/09
February 2009
Women Worshippers Stir Row at Western Wall Ynet by Kobi Nahshoni 25/02/09
Orthodox Irate over women rabbis’ prayer at Western Wall Haaretz by Caanan Liphshiz 26/02/09
