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- Title
The Politics of Praying at the Western Wall with or without a Mechitza: Examining the Historical Evidence from the Nineteenth Century.
- Authors
Loewenberg, F. M.
- Abstract
Whether or not to permit all Jewish denominations to conduct religious services at the Western Wall according to their own custom is again on the political agenda in Israel. In this controversy it is repeatedly claimed that the rigid separation of men and women at the Western Wall was not practised in previous centuries. The available evidence on this point is examined in this paper, with special emphasis on photographic evidence and travelers' reports. The testimony presented to the 1930 Royal Commission on the Western Wall is also re-examined. The changing utilisation of the Kotel is examined in terms of the demographic and lifestyle changes of the Jerusalem Jewish community over the centuries.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; NINETEENTH century; RELIGIOUS denominations; JEWISH communities; PRAYER; POLITICAL agenda
- Publication
Australian Journal of Jewish Studies, 2022, Vol 35, p63
- ISSN
1037-0838
- Publication type
Article