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Women won’t be allowed to read Torah at Western Wall

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Women of the Wall

Published: 29 December 2015

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Netanyahu agrees with haredim not to allow Women of the Wall to read Torah at Western Wall – The Jerusalem Post 29.12.15
“Apparently when Netanyahu spoke of ‘all’ Jews in November 2015, he forgot that women make up half of all Jews,” Women of the Wall said. WOW seeks to read from the Torah for their monthly prayer services as well as to allow girls to have their Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall and for them to read from the Torah at the ceremony in the women’s section.
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