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June 15, 2023, 11:13 am
It’s never too late to visit Israel for the first time
A long-awaited tour of the 'must-see' sights takes in Masada, Yad Vashem, Caesarea and of course the Western Wall
By Neil Silver
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis pictured in his book-lined study. Photograph: Adam Stoller Photography
March 17, 2023, 10:27 am
INTERVIEW: ‘Being Chief Rabbi does not come naturally. It demands total dedication’
Newly-knighted Sir Ephraim Mirvis sits down with Richard Ferrer to reflect on the moments in his life that influence his philosophy of inclusion, as he prepares to mark 10 years in the role.
By Richard Ferrer
Clearing up at the Western Wall ahead of Rosh Hashanah
September 21, 2022, 11:31 am
Prayers at the Western Wall: where do those slips of paper go?
The many written prayers and wishes crammed into the crevices of the Kotel are being cleared out by workers using long wooden sticks
By Michael Daventry
Lucia da Silva, 12, with her proud mothers Cara Stoddard (right) and Ada Danelo (left) in front of the Western Wall, July 29, 2022 (Tal Kfir Shor)
July 29, 2022, 4:08 pm
Charedim sabotage girl’s Western Wall batmitzvah
Teenager and her family harassed on Friday during ceremony as protesters sought to interrupt non-Orthodox Jews’ prayer, one month after a major incident drew national condemnation.
By Noga Tarnopolsky and JTA
The Sunday View: Can Jews ever learn to share the Western Wall?
June 25, 2022, 9:00 pm
The Sunday View: Can Jews ever learn to share the Western Wall?
Our mini-documentary series explores whether Orthodox and progressive Jews can ever find a compromise over the Kotel
By Michael Daventry
A member of the Women of the Wall holds a Torah scroll, as security forces hold back Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting their prayer at the Western Wall last November.
May 10, 2022, 10:51 am
Board of Deputies anger over ‘disturbing harassment’ of women at Western Wall
Explanation demanded from World Zionist Organisation over targeting of women praying at holy site.
By Lee Harpin
Youth coming from the al-Aqsa Mosque moving towards the back of the Western Wall throwing stones and using fireworks during April 2022 clashes (Twitter)
April 22, 2022, 12:30 pm
Scottish MP makes one-sided statement on Al-Aqsa Mosque violence
Israel's Foreign Ministry releases footage of Islamic extremists appearing to provoke clashes during Ramadan prayers
By Lee Harpin
April 11, 2022, 5:38 pm
Ukrainian orphans celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall
The four boys were part of a larger cohort who fled the city of Zhytomyr last month
By Michael Daventry and Reuters
Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai (Photo: Reuters)
January 28, 2022, 10:55 am
Israeli minister: Naftali Bennett wrong to block prayer space for progressive Jews
Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai criticises the Israeli PM for failing to enact his own plans for the Western Wall
By Michael Daventry
August 27, 2021, 11:41 am
Workers clear prayer notes out of the Western Wall ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Slips of paper are left in their tens of thousands between the cracks of the ancient stones, leading to the twice-yearly cleaning
By Michael Daventry and Reuters
Members of the far-right group Liba attempted to install gender segregartion barriers in the progressive prayer space on Tisha B'Av
July 18, 2021, 10:33 am
Progressives slam ‘appalling’ Orthodox bid to disrupt Tisha B’Av prayers
A far-right Orthodox group installed gender segregation barriers at a progressive prayer space at the Western Wall
By Michael Daventry
The building was unearthed by Israeli archaeologists (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 9, 2021, 4:47 pm
Israeli archaeologists hail discovery of new Second Temple-era buildings
Spacious chamber will allow visitors to experience the streets of Jerusalem as they appeared during ancient times
By Michael Daventry
Women were jeered and heckled as they tried to retrieve the torn prayer books
June 28, 2021, 9:48 am
Hotovely writes to Board condemning attack on progressive Jews at Kotel
Israel's ambassador to the UK speaks out against the 'horrifying attack on pluralism and tolerance committed by a small number of extremists'
By Lee Harpin
Women were jeered and heckled as they tried to retrieve the torn prayer books
June 25, 2021, 7:54 am
Kotel prayer book vandals still not charged, two weeks after Western Wall attack
Watch the moment a Jewish mob tore pages out of Jewish prayer books at Judaism's holiest site
By Michael Daventry
Women campaigners for egalitarianism at the Western Wall, pictured in 2017
June 8, 2021, 8:55 am
Unity coalition bids to revive mixed gender prayer plan at Western Wall
Plans for an enlarged egalitarian prayer space, widely supported by progressive Jews, were frozen by Benjamin Netanyahu
By Michael Daventry
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