More Access To The Wall: Top Court rules women can pray as a group, while government and Conservatives agree on egalitarian prayer at separate section. From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: May 26, 2000| Author: | Copyright The Jewish Week May 26, 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

More Access To The Wall: Top court rules women can pray as a group, while government and Conservatives agree on egalitarian prayer at separate section.

ERIC J. GREENBERG

STAFF WRITER

Modern changes suddenly are afoot at Jerusalem's ancient Western Wall.

Two developments this week signal greater access for Jews who seek to pray in their own way at the 2,000-year-old surviving outer retaining wall of the Second Temple, Judaism's holiest site.

In a landmark decision, Israel's High Court of Justice ruled Monday that women can hold group prayer services at the Wall, wear prayer shawls, read aloud ...

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