Disrespect has been the story of Women of the Wall since day one, but they have really crossed a red line here
by Leah Aharoni
by Leah Aharoni
I never thought I would see my friend cry. She is as tough as they come.
Yet when a Women of the Wall (WOW) member pulled the scarf off my friend’s head, she burst into tears and ran out of the Kotel’s women’s section. With dignity stripped, her prayers were not to be completed this Rosh Chodesh (first day of the new Jewish month of) Av.
As I waited by the police precinct to give her support, we wondered why Women of the Wall did not bring their sefer Torah, as they had done for the past few months. What we heard next made us both physically sick.
The authorities had found the scroll stashed overnight in the Kotel bathrooms.
While I had witnessed the scarf incident with my own eyes, the bathroom story sounded over the top.
Yet within a few hours it was confirmed by additional sources and reported in media outlets.