Two days before the Women of the Wall are set to hold their monthly protest prayer on Rosh Chodesh, the Justice Ministry has come to their aid.
Deputy Attorney General, Erez Kaminetz, issued a letter on Wednesday evening stating that: “According to the High Court of Justice’s decision regarding a recent appeal, it was determined that the prayers of the Women of the Wall, is not considered a prayer ceremony that goes against the mores of Minhag Hamakom.”
“In accordance with the policies of the Foundation for the Heritage of the Kotel, it is permitted to utilize a loudspeaker provided by the Foundation for a group that requests it if they are expected to be more than 1,000 people.”
According to an article that appeared in BeChadrei Charedim, the Women of the Wall group asked the Kotel Rabbi, Rabbi Rabinowitz for permission to use a loudspeaker but were refused, as Rabbi Rabinowitz claimed that having a woman as a chazzan is not in accordance with the accepted customs of the Kotel (Minhag Hamakom).
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