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The Fight for Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer and Against the Conversion Law
13 July 2017
Two major affronts to religious freedom occurred in Israel on the same day last month.
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At the Helm of the Israeli Movement for Women’s Rights
6 April 2017
Lesley Sachs, Executive Director of Women of the Wall, is ready to confront the challenges that women face in Israel.
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Breakthrough for Women at the Kotel
12 January 2017
A High Court ruling sets the stage for a major religious freedom victory at Judaism’s holiest site.
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Torah-Carrying Activists Push for Egalitarian Plaza
17 November 2016
In a protest against ultra-Orthodox control of the Western Wall, hundreds of activists carried Torah scrolls to the women’s section of the plaza.
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Women of the Wall Leader Detained
15 June 2016
Leslie Sachs was detained for “smuggling” a Torah to the Kotel.
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They Will Not Back Down
31 March 2016Israel is in the midst of a mighty struggle for civil rights, and your brothers and sisters in that movement need your partnership and support.
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Women of the Wall to Hold Historic Service at Western Wall
30 March 2016
The Western Wall’s first all-women priestly blessing will cap a recent string of victories for religious freedom.
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“All We Want Is To Be Free In Our Own Country:” An Interview with Anat Hoffman
11 February 2016
Women of the Wall founder Anat Hoffman draws on her decades of struggle for women’s rights and a better Israel.
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Western Wall Rabbi Apologizes to Woman Wearing Kippa by Kotel
9 July 2015
Following demands by Women of the Wall, the Western Wall Rabbi has issued an apology to a woman barred entry from the Kotel for wearing a kippa.
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Fault Lines
29 May 2014The fault-line that is shaking Israel runs deep under the ocean, and it is contributing to the tectonic shifts that are now rattling the landscape of the American Jewish community.
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