Without prayer shawl and tefillin - Women of the Wall will seek forgiveness

For the first time since the establishment of the 'Women of the Wall', 25 years ago, the women will hold Selichot prayers in two and a half weeks, at the Western Wall.

The selichot initiated by the organization is expected to take place on Sunday 26th Elul, at 22:00.

According to the women's group planning this time they will pray without a prayer shawl or tefillin, and will hold the prayer there for the first time.

Women published their planned event on the organization's Facebook page: "we shall pray, sing and open our hearts, as is customary in any community of Israel." It said.
The organization emphasized that these prayers include a small number of women and they have no interest to stimulate the media.

A survey conducted by B'Chadrei Charedim, showed that there is no planned response from the ultra-Orthodox public.

Activist involved in organizing seminary girl's prayers every Rosh Chodesh against the Women of the Wall said: "This is no special reason. Our goal is to fight for the Jewish character of the Western Wall. When women come with a shawl and tefillin, it is a deviation from the Jewish tradition, so we're fighting it. When women plan to come to say Selichot without unnecessary provocation, our response is unnecessary'.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!