Western Wall

Ideas

Op-Ed: Why the Western Wall deal is a victory for now, but not forever

From biblical times to the civil rights movement, social change often comes slowly; we must keep fighting, writes a New York rabbi.

Op-Ed: Kotel compromise shows Israelis know they need American Jews

Any Israeli who says there’s no place for non-Orthodox Jews in Israel can no longer claim to be speaking for more than a sliver of Israelis, a new poll shows.

Why the Western Wall compromise matters – and doesn’t

What’s historic here are not the particulars of the deal but the fact that it was made.

Culture

3 maps that explain the Western Wall compromise

Israel

As Western Wall deal celebrated, haredi lawmaker calls Reform Jews ‘clowns’

Israel

Western Wall prayer fight ends with historic compromise

Israel

Haredi lawmaker to block funding for Western Wall expansion

Israel

Women of the Wall decries report that PM promised haredi parties no change at Kotel

Israel

Stabbed Israeli teen celebrates bar mitzvah at Western Wall

Israel

Morgan Freeman visits Western Wall

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