Women of the Wall

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
feminist group
gptkbp:affiliation non-denominational
gptkbp:annualEvent Rosh Chodesh prayer services
gptkbp:controversy use of Torah scrolls by women
wearing tallit and tefillin by women
gptkbp:country gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:focus women's rights
gender equality
religious freedom
gptkbp:foundedIn 1988
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women of the Wall
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
English
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Anat_Hoffman
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Israel_rulings
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:mainActivity advocacy
legal action
praying at the Western Wall
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Israeli_press
international
gptkbp:mission achieve the right for women to pray at the Western Wall with Torah scrolls, tallit, and tefillin
gptkbp:notableFor challenging Orthodox restrictions at the Western Wall
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Western_Wall_Heritage_Foundation
Orthodox Jewish authorities
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Conservative_Judaism
gptkb:Reform_Judaism
Jewish feminists
gptkbp:website https://womenofthewall.org.il/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Wall_dispute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7