Women of the Wall

[Galitzyaner]

Guys, this is so much religious ado about nothing. Why do you even care, as long as they don't force you to do this, why would you care? To quote a modern religious jewish saying: "if you were with your face in the seifer, you wouldn't have seen it". Israel is a free country, and the wall is for everyone,...if some reform women decide to pray there...let them. By protesting, you make it worse and you make them want to provoke just to annoy you. I am a religious Jew too btw, you guys just need to learn that the world isn't a ghetto and there are people of all branches of judaism in israel, which should all EQUALLY be accepted, if anything out of respect for their choice, just like they give you the right to choose!

Funny how you are the one writing from Israel and telling us (on DDF) who are spread throughout the world (though mostly concentrated throughout the USA) that "the world isn't a ghetto."

[PlatinumGuy]

why would you care?

You might be right about what is the best strategy, but that line is just wrong.

[dirah]

OK Where to begin? For one, The Kotel is not "for everyone", it is a Synagogue, just like you wouldn't like if a group of J for J set up shop in your Shul, why should the people Davening at the Kosel have to tolerate the WoW?
I'll agree with you on the point you made that the way the protests are being carried out is counterproductive. But you assertion that we should "equally accept" and legitimize "all branches of Judaism" is wrong. I respect every Jew, and don't care what they do in their private life, as long as they don't call it Judaism. Judaism is not a democracy, it's a religion.

What does that mean?
Shulchan Oruch says otherwise.
Even if you can't do anything about it, and you can't even say anything about it, you could at least care.

[Achas Veachas]

What does that mean?
Shulchan Oruch says otherwise.
Even if you can't do anything about it, and you can't even say anything about it, you could at least care.

If I can't do or say anything, then for all practical purposes I don't care.


Obviously if it's someone I have any influence over I would do my best to help them.

[SamKey]

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/182983/WoW+Announce+a+Sit+In+at+the+Kosel.html
My friend went looking for action and found nothing! 5 women at the kosel

[SamKey]

But Ida's good to know that all that whistling helped!

[hocker]

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/182983/WoW+Announce+a+Sit+In+at+the+Kosel.html
My friend went looking for action and found nothing! 5 women at the kosel

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