Ten women, including comedian Sarah Silverman’s sister, were arrested in Jerusalem yesterday after participating in a Women of the Wall religious rights protest.
The women were detained by police for wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall – an action which runs against the Orthodox rules that govern prayers at the site.
Reform Rabbi Susan Silverman and her 17-year-old daughter were taken to a police station when they refused to remove their shawls.
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly, said the arrests were “deeply concerning.
