tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post716054493670398538..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Women of the Wall state to CNN what their real goal isRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-63352913130672178272013-07-31T11:21:03.090+03:002013-07-31T11:21:03.090+03:00They did say something on their facebook page, sim...They did say something on their facebook page, simply because they haven't said it as quickly as you might want means nothing. They are employed and have lives. They have reiterated time and time again that they do not want to take down the mechitza. Anat Hoffman did NOT say that was the goal of WOW. You are misstating what she said. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743537649694027641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-56399001804764728162013-07-24T14:25:18.827+03:002013-07-24T14:25:18.827+03:00The reporter got it right. From what I've seen...The reporter got it right. From what I've seen on Facebook, the WOW Facebook page posted this article as a PR achievement, without any disclaimers about the content. So that would suggest they implicitly agree with the statement that that is their main aim. Furthermore, their chairwoman, Anat Hoffman, has stated that as her goal on a number of occasions, and the WOW organization elected her as their leader and representative to the public. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519528474966337749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-25045490225719878572013-07-24T13:53:49.375+03:002013-07-24T13:53:49.375+03:00I would agree that maybe CNN got it wrong, but Wom...I would agree that maybe CNN got it wrong, but Women of the Wall promoted it on their facebook page, and they did not offer a correction on that pointRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-48905871640497183262013-07-24T08:53:57.581+03:002013-07-24T08:53:57.581+03:00... or else the reporter just got it wrong.
The p...... or else the reporter just got it wrong.<br /><br />The paragraph before that is taken from WoW's own website:<br /><br />"As Women of the Wall, our central mission is to achieve the social and legal recognition of our right, as women, to wear prayer shawls, pray, and read from the Torah collectively and out loud at the Western Wall."<br /><br />AFAICT the paragraph about ending separation is the reporter's own paraphrase, and he simply misses the point.<br /><br />You miss the point as well when you talk about "a spot for egalitarian prayer". WoW aren't egalitarian, and never have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com