Rabbi Susan Silverman ? a member of the liberal Reform movement ? and her daughter Hallel, were arrested and detained by Israeli police for wearing a blue and white tallitot, a shawl reserved only for orthodox men. She is the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman.
Via The Independent:
Rabbi Silverman belongs to ?Women of the Wall? ? a group that visits the site each month wearing traditionally male religious garb. Yesterday as many as 300 people gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem?s Old City, to protest at the orthodox control of the site.
The issue of women praying at the Western Wall is fraught. Only a small section of the ancient site is reserved for women, with the rest given over to male worship. Before last month?s general election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would consider ways of making the situation more equitable, despite a 2003 Supreme Court decision that upheld the divide.
Ten more women were arrested for wearing the ?male style? tallitot.
Source: http://dailypostal.com/2013/02/11/sarah-silvermans-sister-arrested-and-detained-in-israel/
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