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Jerusalem’s Old City Rabbi Retracts Protest Letter, Supports Western Wall Chief Rabbi
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 6 hours ago
What happened
Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzal of Jerusalem’s Old City retracted his protest against a joint Jewish-Christian event at the Western Wall after learning it was a live broadcast, not a prayer gathering. He expressed support for Western Wall Chief Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch’s efforts to maintain the site’s sanctity.
- 01Rabbi Nebenzal initially opposed a joint Jewish-Christian prayer at the Western Wall based on misinformation.
- 02The event was actually a live broadcast connecting Christians worldwide in solidarity with Israel.
- 03Western Wall Chief Rabbi Rabinovitch clarified the event’s nature to Nebenzal.
- 04Nebenzal retracted his protest letter and urged rabbis not to use it.
- 05He expressed trust in Rabinovitch’s stewardship of the Western Wall’s sanctity.
- 06Nebenzal requested his clarification be shared with all rabbis who signed the original letter.
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