Why Are Israeli Police Stopping Jewish Women from Praying?
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
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Posted 08.21.2012
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Canada
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Canada News
On June 21, a Jewish woman was detained for hours by Israeli police for praying at the Western Wall. Why? Because she was wearing a tallit -- a prayer shawl. Some say that women who are wearing the tallit are flaunting their piety, but is this really the case? Shouldn't we, as a Jewish people, give women the benefit of the doubt when they honour Hashem?
