One month ago, a woman was arrested for wearing a tallit (prayer shawl) at the Western Wall. (Jerusalem Post article here.) It is illegal for women to pray as an organized group, to read Torah, or to wear a tallit at the Kotel, since these actions run counter to the sensibilities of certain sects ofContinueContinue reading “Standing for the Rights of Women (and the Rest of Us) at the Wall”
Rabbi Micah Streiffer 