A Tale of Two T-Shirts / Lesley Sachs
As a girl, my morning routine began by staring in the mirror with dread, sulking as I straightened my school … Read more
WomenoftheWall
Press Release 14 January 2018 Expanded Panel to Hear WOW’s Kotel Agreement Petition to Supreme Court
The Kotel Agreement is back in headlines as one of the largest panels of Supreme Court Justices ever readies to … Read more
Press Release: 19 December 2017 Women of the Wall’s prayer leader and its Executive Director attacked after prayer at the Western Wall
200 Women of the Wall supporters conducted Rosh Hodesh Tevet prayer under escalated incitement and harassment. WOW worshipers were attacked … Read more
Press Release: 13 December 2017 50 women lit Hanukkah candles with WOW in the Western Wall women’s section
50 women lit Hanukkah candles with Women of the Wall at the Western Wall’s women’s section. The ceremony was an … Read more
Press Release 19 December 2017 Women of the Wall’s prayer leader and its Executive Director attacked after prayer at the Western Wall
200 Women of the Wall supporters conducted Rosh Hodesh Tevet prayer under escalated incitement and harassment. WOW worshipers were attacked … Read more
Press Release 19 Nov. 2017 Despite Court Order, Women of the Wall Prayer Conducted Under Harassment and Disturbances
80 Women of the Wall conducted Rosh Hodesh Kislev prayer, under incitement and harassment. WOW worshipers were attacked verbally, vocally … Read more
Press Release 20 Oct. 2017 Kotel Security Prevented Six-Day-War Veterans from Entering the Kotel Plaza with a Torah Scroll
Ultra-Orthodox Worshipper to Six-Day-War Veterans: “You didn’t liberate the Wall. God Liberated the Wall.” Michael Lanir, Six-Day-War Veteran: “I’m tired … Read more
Press Release 17 Sept. 2017 Recent opinion poll: Most Israelis in favor of WOW’s rights to read from Torah, pray out loud
62% of those who identified as religious and 30% of ultra-Orthodox support allotting an egalitarian prayer plaza at the Wall … Read more
Press Release 31 August 2017 Supreme Court to the State: Go back to the Kotel Agreement or convince the Court why you can’t be forced to do so.
The Israeli Supreme Court heard petitions of WOW and other organizations regarding, among others, the Kotel Agreement this morning (Thursday). … Read more
Press Release 28 August 2017: WOW to Supreme Court: Implement Kotel Agreement or construct a third prayer area in main Wall plaza
WOW Chairperson Anat Hoffman: “We look to the Supreme Court to stop the ultra-Orthodox monopoly of the Western Wall. An … Read more