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Conservative, Reform movements escalate fight for Western Wall equal rights
Amihai Attali
Published: 15.08.17, 15:14
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1. Fight rather to prey on the top of the Temple Mount
MadDad ,   Johannesburg RSA   (08.15.17)
Does it not bother them that Jews should be allowed to prey on top?
2. Stop using the kotel for left wing political agendas
David ,   New york   (08.15.17)
Do these people really want to pray to a god they don't actually believe in from a Torah they believe was made up by a bunch of primitive tribesmen?

These people are liars
They are seeking to destroy Judaism and pick up followers and power along they way
3. Yeah right - reformist Jews are so halachically concerned
MadDad ,   Johannesburg   (08.15.17)
that they wouldn't want to pray ontop of the Temple Mount
How can any organization be soo determined to undermine their brothers when the elephant in the room is religious access to the Temple Mount for all of mankind commonly know as a basic human right that the UN has sworn to unhold for ALL of humanity
4. Surely Rabbis For Justice in Palestine and similar elk
MadDad ,   Johannesburg   (08.15.17)
can see the denial of the basic human right to Jews and Christians is being denied by anyone not being able to pray on the Temple Mount?
5. Yeah right - Tikun Olam means denying Jews and Christians
MadDad ,   Johannesburg   (08.15.17)
the right to pray on the Temple Mount while at the same time demanding that furvent Jews compromise their values or be branded racist
6. Again they're undermining themselves
Hoiward K. ,   Jerusalem   (08.15.17)
More Orthodox rituals? Reading from the Torah doesn't appear anywhere in the bible. The source? The Orthodox Talmud, a book that is patently ignored by the reform. It's a practice instituted by the Orthodox sages of the Talmud.
Blowing the shorfar? The bible only says "a day of blowing it will be for you." Doesn't specify what instrument to blow. Could be a flute, a seashell, or a saxophone. The Orthodox Talmud is the source for the ram's horn.
For that matter, our entire celebration of Rosh Chodesh -- although mentioned in the bible, is derived from the Orthodox Talmud.
Ditto for a minyan for prayers. Not mentioned in the bible. The source? You guessed it -- the Orthodox Talmud!!
While we're at it, the entire tradition of praying at the Kotel does not appear anywhere in the bible. The source of the Kotel's significance is only the Orthodox Talmud and Midrash.
So, why oh why are these reform women suddenly acknowledging and giving credence to all these Orthodox practices and interpretations? Are they suddenly becoming Talmud Jewesses? Are they really undercover Orthodox Jews?
7. Here here
Zushi   (08.15.17)
8. Seems political
Zushi   (08.15.17)
It is the same group of people who are openly targeting Israels democracy against the will of the majority. Whether Western Wall or a mikve, men singers only concerts (for those who believe its forbidden to listen to women), while pushing their agenda on the society as outsiders. They probably believe the Russia hacking while denying the US hacking dozens of elections globally for decades including Obama..... Point is they are a political movement whose interest is not equality but their way. How many people use the area set up for non-Orthodox? What about archeology being destroyed to create that area? I support an area for non-Orthodox but not a change in reality. The wall is nothing but a wall. It was the religious who made it what it is today.

All this self righteousness and virtue signaling has to go. Hypocrites until you support Jewish rights in Jerusalem.
9. Jews fought for decades for mechitzah
Zushi   (08.15.17)
History is interesting. riots in 1920ś over mechitzah, Ottomans forbid beforehand. Those who owned the land forbid.
Jewish rights were given and taken a lot in Jerusalem over the past 200 years whether praying, living, buying or visiting. Nothing has changed.
10. The Wall is Man & Women
Tova ,   Canada   (08.16.17)
GOD gave the Torah for both male/female. The Orthordox do not have the right or are higher than GOD/ The orthodox is destroying Israel/ GOD gave Torah to both male/female. Read Genisis. GOD created male/female. Women of the Bible played an important, signifcant roles in Jewish history. Prayers to GOD are answered when women ptray, men pray, childrent. These orthodox people are in against GOD and are against Israel. They are parasites. This is not a feminist issue or whether women have rights. GOD has given women the right. The ultra orthodox is an evil cult.
11. Reform threatening to close Nationalist Channel 20
ReformArrogance&$ ,   Jerusalem Israel   (08.16.17)
The Israeli Reform Movement "Progressive Judaism" is threatening
to have closed Israel's only ONLY Nationalist Television Channel
Channel 20 because it refuses to allow them to propagate the
Reform Movements religious and social agenda ( social
engineering agenda ) How to influence and make friends. Reform this
will really make you super popular in Israel and I am sure will
aid your cause to no end . Drunk with power and money and the
support of the Leftist Meretz Media "Stars" and their multi billionaire
Moguls of Keshet total atheists all of them suddenly want to
support a "religious organization" really Media how "liberal" but
could it really be that all you want is to continue your
Post Zionist Post Judaism Agenda which you secretly see
the "Reform" Movement the best facilitator ? Not to mention
Channel 20 is seen as a serious threat to the Leftist Media.
This time you may have gone too too too far
12. Progressive "Judaism" fills pulpits with non Jews
(08.19.17)
Reform and Conservative movements diying
Movements on their last legs survive only
Because of endowments as their Jews
Leave essse they fill the void with
Gentile quickly converts and now Gentile
Rabbis in their pulpits flagship Central Synagagoue MANHATTAN NOW HAS
FEMINIST Korean woman Rabbi synagogues are now social clubs for Gay Lesbian And Transgender "A Rabbis middle name should be trouble "
Feminist rabbis book None of the above will
Save this failed movement
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