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The kotel is the single most visited location tourist and otherwise in Israel and nothing comes close to it.
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There is a dedicated place at the kotel reserved for men and women such as yourselves who think women should read aloud from a sefer torah and wear tallitot, etc.
Chesler Chronicles » Khomeini-ism Comes to Israel: Women of the Wall vs. the Jewish State 2010
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But most Jewish women who come to pray at the kotel do not share your view and your behavior disrupts the tranquility of the place and their prayers.
Chesler Chronicles » Khomeini-ism Comes to Israel: Women of the Wall vs. the Jewish State 2010
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Please understand that there are many women who want to pray quietly and humbly at the kotel.
Chesler Chronicles » Khomeini-ism Comes to Israel: Women of the Wall vs. the Jewish State 2010
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Today, Sigd is celebrated at the kotel and then at a mass gathering at the Haas/Sherover Promenade in Jerusalem's Talpiot neighborhood.
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Shoulders cloaked in white shawls, heads covered with colorful head scarves, the women advance shyly toward the kotel to take part in the prayer service marking Sigd here in the holy city.
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Today, Sigd is celebrated at the kotel and then at a mass gathering at the Haas/Sherover Promenade in Jerusalem's Talpiot neighborhood.
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Western Wall Location: Jerusalem Most frequented by: Jews In Hebrew, it's known as ha-kotel ha-ma'aravi.
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Shoulders cloaked in white shawls, heads covered with colorful head scarves, the women advance shyly toward the kotel to take part in the prayer service marking Sigd here in the holy city.
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(Yes, Jewish sites were open during the Mandate, but Britain dictated what could be done there; e.g. Britain would arrest any Jew who blew a Shofar at the kotel at the end of Yom Kippur, even though blowing the Shofar then is part of the service.)
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