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Jan 4, 2022 · JERUSALEM — When Israel’s new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has...
Jan 31, 2016 · Men will worship in the large section to the left, while women will pray in the narrower section to the right. The area in back of the Orthodox section is meant for national ceremonies like...
Feb 5, 2018 · Workers on Thursday began construction of a long-delayed and controversial permanent pluralistic prayer pavilion at the Western Wall, in a move that met a mixed reaction, even from the...
The restoration of the men's section included a Torah ark that can house over 100 Torah scrolls, in addition to new bookshelves, a library, heating for the winter, and air conditioning for the summer. [114] A new room was also built for the scribes who maintain and preserve the Torah scrolls used at the Wall. [114]
Feb 1, 2016 · The new prayer section will enable men and women to pray together in a space comprising hundreds of square metres around an archaeological site known as Robinson's Arch, which has over the...
Jul 4, 2017 · The following is the complete 45-page text of the advisory team’s January 31, 2016, recommendations for prayer arrangements at the Western Wall, commonly referred to as the “Western Wall plan...
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The new prayer space was to be created South of the mens and women's prayer sections of the wall, in an area known as Robinson's Arch. The first Reform, mixed-gender prayer service to ever take place at the Western Wall was held at this new space on February 25, 2016.
