Women of the Wall

Sharansky’s Kotel plan loses support from both sides

Natan Sharansky’s proposal to reduce tensions at the Western Wall has lost support from Orthodox and non-Orthodox leaders.

Western Wall rabbi: Sharansky plan might be no good

Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rabbi of the Western Wall, said rabbis must weigh whether to oppose a compromise proposal over egalitarian prayer at Judaism’s holiest site.

Sharansky to JTA: Construction of new Kotel site may begin within a month

In an interview with JTA, Natan Sharansky says the implementation of his plan to expand the non-Orthodox prayer site at the Western Wall could be launched in as little as one month.

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