Majority rule may be a cornerstone of democracy, but when it comes to the Kosel, the law is not on their side
For now this entrance to the Kosel says “men only.” Who will have the final say?
T he Reform and Conservative movements at least in the United States are fond of saying that they are the majority. That’s one argument they put forward to explain why they feel entitled to equal rights at the Western Wall where Orthodox Jews pray.
Majority rule may be a cornerstone of democracy but when it comes to the Kosel the law is not on their side. Mishpacha obtained a 13-page document authored two months ago by attorneys Ze’ev Scharf and Yoav Levi of the Ze’ev Scharf and Company Law Offices a Tel Aviv legal firm specializing in civil and commercial litigation.
Scharf and Levi contend that the “Protection of Holy Places” Law — which coincidentally took effect 50 years ago this week — designates the chief rabbinate as the authorized religious representative of the Jewish People in Israel giving it final say in all matters at the Kosel.
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