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Egalitarian and non-Orthodox prayer
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Espaces de prière pour homme (en haut) et femmes, séparées par un rideau, vus de la rampe d'accès au Dôme du Rocher

Le conflit débute en juillet 1968 lorsque des membres de l'Union Mondiale pour le Judaïsme Progressiste, soutenant que « le Mur est un lieu de pèlerinage pour tous les Juifs, pas pour une branche particulière du judaïsme », se voient refuser le droit de pratiquer un service mixte[1].


While during the late 19th century, no formal segregation of men and women was to be found at the Wall,[2] conflict erupted in July 1968 when members of the World Union for Progressive Judaism were denied the right to host a mixed-gender service at the site after the Ministry of Religious Affairs insisted on maintaining the gender segregation customary at Orthodox places of worship. The progressives responded by claiming that "the Wall is a shrine of all Jews, not one particular branch of Judaism."[1] In 1988, the small but vocal Women of the Wall launched a campaign for recognition of non-Orthodox prayer at the Wall.[3][4] Their form and manner of prayer elicited a violent response from some Orthodox worshippers and they were subsequently banned from holding services at the site. In response to the repeated arrest of women, including Anat Hoffman found flouting the law, the Jewish Agency observed 'the urgent need to reach a permanent solution and make the Western Wall once again a symbol of unity among the Jewish people, and not one of discord and strife."[5][6] Some commentators called for the closure of the site unless an acceptable solution to the controversy was found.[7] In 2003 Israel's Supreme Court upheld the ban on non-Orthodox worship at the Wall and the government responded by allocating Robinson's Arch for such purposes.[8] But in 2012, critics still complained about the restrictions at the Western Wall, saying Israel had "turned a national monument into an ultra-Orthodox synagogue,"[9] and in April 2013 the Jerusalem District Court ruled that as long as there was no other appropriate area for pluralistic prayer, prayer according to non-Orthodox custom should be allowed at the Wall.[6] This led to the expansion and renovation of the Robinson's Arch prayer area[10] which would be placed under the authority of a Pluralist Council.[11] In August 2013, a platform named "Azarat Yisrael Plaza" was completed to facilitate non-Orthodox worship.[12][13]

  1. a et b From the Archive: First rumblings in the battle for pluralism at the Western Wall JTA, April 24, 2015.
  2. (en) The Women's Wall, Tablet Magazine, April 30, 2013.
  3. « Mission Statement » [archive du ], Women of the Wall - נשות הכותל
  4. « History », Women of the Wall - נשות הכותל
  5. Isabel Kershner, « Court Rules for Women in Western Wall Dispute », New York Times,
  6. a et b « Pending deal with Women of the Wall would annul regulations banning non-Orthodox practice at Kotel »
  7. Bleiweiss, Robert. "Tear Down the Western Wall". Jewish Spectator, 1997. p.3: "There is no quick or easily acceptable way to change this sorry situation, so the blighted thing probably ought to be torn down before its continued presence leads to the irreparable splitting of the Jews and perhaps even civil war and the end of the state of Israel."
  8. Erreur de référence : Balise <ref> incorrecte : aucun texte n’a été fourni pour les références nommées wound
  9. Rudoren, Jodi, « Israel to Review Curbs on Women’s Prayer at Western Wall », New York Times,
  10. Erreur de référence : Balise <ref> incorrecte : aucun texte n’a été fourni pour les références nommées forward.com
  11. Erreur de référence : Balise <ref> incorrecte : aucun texte n’a été fourni pour les références nommées council
  12. Erreur de référence : Balise <ref> incorrecte : aucun texte n’a été fourni pour les références nommées platform
  13. Erreur de référence : Balise <ref> incorrecte : aucun texte n’a été fourni pour les références nommées Separate — but not equal