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Rabbis offer plan for non-Orthodox Jewish prayer at Western Wall

National-religious rabbis offer suggestions for women’s or non-Orthodox praying at the Western Wall

Prime Minister’s Office: There are no changes in the prayer arrangements.

 

 

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, dean of the Hesder Yeshiva in Petah Tikva, said one solution could be to designate different hours for Orthodox and non-Orthodox prayer.

Tisha Be'av at the Western Wall

Two leading national-religious rabbis have expressed support for accommodating non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall. – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

“Jerusalem is at the heart of the Jewish people, and if we want all of the Jewish people to feel connected there then we need to find a place for all parts of the Jewish people at the Western Wall,” Cherlow told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

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