In recent months, the Kotel in Jerusalem has been even less of a site of kedusha and unity, with Rosh Chodesh davenners with Women of the Wall subject to a new wave of harassment, arrest, and even the threat of violence. As we enter the season of Teshuva on Rosh Chodesh Elul, we stand in solidarity to sound the wake-up call of the Shofar.
WHAT: SOLIDARITY WITH WOMEN OF THE WALL
WHAT: SOLIDARITY WITH WOMEN OF THE WALL
Rosh Hodesh Elul Morning Service
WHEN: Wednesday, August 11, 7:30 a.m.
WHERE: Adas Israel, 2850 Quebec Street, NW, Washington, DC
(Metro: Red Line, Cleveland Park)
DETAILS:
A cross - denominational group of women and men will gather in solidarity with Women of the Wall and begin the spiritual journey toward the new year. Women will lead the service, including reading from the Torah. The service, like those held on Rosh Hodesh by Women of the Wall in Jerusalem, will accommodate participants from across the Jewish spectrum.
Women of the Wall strive to achieve the right to pray together at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem, Judaism’s most sacred holy site and the principal symbol of Jewish peoplehood and sovereignty.
Women who would like to lead part of the service or read from the Torah should contact Virginia Spatz, 202-557-0086, songeveryday@gmail.com.
Please bring a prayerbook (siddur) if you are able and a tallit if you wear one. While women will lead the service, men are encouraged to come.
"One thing I have asked from You, one thing I seek, to dwell in Your house all the days of my life." -- Psalm 27
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