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Women’s blessing at in Jerusalem curtailed
A bid by a group of Jewish women to challenge tradition at Jerusalem’s Western Wall with a blessing usually conducted by men was curtailed yesterday after a decision by Israel’s attorney general.
The plan was the latest by the group, Women of the Wall, to push for equal prayer rights at the site, the holiest location where Jews are currently allowed to…
Source: Women’s blessing at in Jerusalem curtailed – MIDEAST