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Jerusalem Chief Rabbis Condemn Planned Joint Jewish-Christian Prayer at Western Wall
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 9 hours ago
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Jerusalem's Chief Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar have condemned a planned joint Jewish-Christian prayer at the Western Wall as a desecration. They called for its cancellation and urged Jews to avoid participation, emphasizing the site's exclusive sanctity for Jewish prayer.
- 01Jerusalem's Chief Rabbi Nebenzahl calls planned joint Jewish-Christian prayer at Western Wall a desecration.
- 02Nebenzahl denies any approval of the event and urges Jews to oppose and avoid it.
- 03Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar also signs letter condemning the prayer event.
- 04The rabbis emphasize the Western Wall as a sacred site exclusively for Jewish prayer.
- 05The protest reflects ongoing disputes over prayer practices at the Western Wall.
- 06Nebenzahl explicitly forbids participation alongside Christian believers at the holy site.
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