JERUSALEM (RNS) — Women must be allowed to light Hanukkah candles and say a prayer at the official candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall when the Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Sunday (Dec. 6), Israel's deputy attorney general said this week.
Every year, eight official lighting ceremonies — one for each night of Hanukkah — are held in the men's section of the Western Wall, making it impossible for women to take part.
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Women must be allowed to light Hanukkah candles and say a prayer at the official candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall when the Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Sunday (Dec. 6), Israel's deputy attorney general said this week.
Every year, eight official lighting ceremonies — one for each night of Hanukkah — are held in the men's section of the Western Wall, making it impossible for women to take part.…
