IsraelKnesset bill giving Orthodox rabbinate full control over Western Wall passes first readingProgressive groups reacted angrily to the bill, which could see non-Orthodox worship at the site classified as ‘desecration’, calling it ‘patronising and antisemitic’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
KotelThe less than holy king who erected Judaism’s most sacred monumentKing Herod was no darling of the rabbis but he was responsible for the Western WallBy Simon Rocker4 min read
