The Liba Center submitted a letter Sunday to Jerusalem District Commander Yoram Halevy and Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit calling for the opening of a criminal prosecution against members of the Reform Movement and Women of the Wall organization.
Jerusalem – Women of the Wall prayer rights group staged a priestly blessing in the women’s section of the Western Wall on Monday, despite a ruling by the attorney-general last month in which he refused to allow a similar blessing service during Passover.
Twice a year, during the Pesach and Sukkot holidays, tens of thousands of Jews gather in the Old City of Jerusalem for the mass Birkat Kohanim (“Priestly Blessing”) ceremony at the Kotel.
The Reform storm is still raging: Although the government recently expanded the “non-Orthodox” prayer section at the Kotel, members of the Women of the Wall entered the women’s plaza Monday morning.
Women of the Wall (WoW) held a press conference Sunday at the Western Wall (Kotel) Plaza, following the government’s decision to expand the non-Orthodox mixed prayer section, which was established back in 2013.