Women of the Wall Use Scroll Instead of Torah at Western Wall
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Members of the Women of the Wall organization used a single parchment scroll for their Rosh Chodesh prayer at the Western Wall's women's section on Thursday. The move, which circumvented the ban on private Torah scrolls, drew strong objections from other worshippers who called it a provocation. The group has previously sought ways to conduct Torah readings in the women's section.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Women of the Wall used a parchment scroll for prayer at the Western Wall on Thursday.
- The organization members wore tefillin and kippot during the Rosh Chodesh service.
- Private Torah scrolls are banned from the Western Wall plaza.
- Other worshippers protested the group's actions, calling it a provocation.
- The group has previously attempted to bring Torah scrolls to the site.
Members of the Women of the Wall organization held their Rosh Chodesh (new month) prayer service at the Western Wall's women's section on Thursday morning, wearing tefillin and kippot. As private Torah scrolls are prohibited from being brought into the plaza, the group used a single parchment scroll containing only the portion for the new month's reading. This action sparked significant protest from thousands of other worshippers present, who accused the organization of provocation and disrupting prayers conducted according to established customs and rules. In the past, the group has attempted to bring Torah scrolls into the plaza through indirect means for readings in the women's section.