Sacred Wall, Now Everybody Friendly: reflections on 30 years of claiming change.

  A Sacred Wall, Now Everybody Friendly. reflections on 30 years of claiming change.  Amichai Lau-Lavie January 31 2016     הנוסח העברי בתחתית העמוד     One summer night in 1986 I was dragged away and then detailed by Israeli soldiers and police at the Western Wall for participating in a co-ed ritual service. […]

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Paratroopers, Pope, and Hope: pausing to pray for Jerusalem

Paratroopers, Pope & Hope: Pausing to pray for Jerusalem Amichai Lau-Lavie Jerusalem Day –  which falls this year on May 27, was designated by Israel to mark its reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. It’s a day of celebration for many and of reflection for many others. I used to be among the celebrants, marching up to […]

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Two People, One Talit: Protest at the Wall

 SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH . שנים אוחזין בטלית .בראש חודש אייר האחרון לא עצרו אותנו הבוקר ברחבת הכותל     הצטרפה אלי נעמה, חברה ללימודי הרבנות, ועמדנו  יחד ברחבת המבקרים, טלית אחת פרושה על שנינו, סידור אחד וכוונה אחת לתפילת אמת ושלום במקום הזה שכה מעורבבים בו קודש וחילול למה? כבר ראשי חודש רבים שנינו באים […]

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Worship Wear Gone Wrong. And Masks? Word #20.

WORD: A Word a Week from the World’s Best Seller. Follow the Annual Torah Re-Run Series with Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Newest Year-Long Blog. To subscribe via email click here. To listen to the audio version click here.   play Holy Wear בגדי קודש Tetzave   This past week a lot of Jewish drama around  sacred fabrics […]

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Mirror, Mirror, on the (Western) Wall, who’s the… Word 15

WORD: A Word a Week from the World’s Best Seller. Follow the Annual Torah Re-Run Series with Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Newest Year-Long Blog. To subscribe via email click here. To listen to the audio version click here.     play   worship עבודה           The Western Wall is almost empty and pretty […]

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