Center for Women's Justice petitioned the Supreme Court to prevent discrimination at the Kotel and to void "The directive regarding bringing in Torah scrolls to the Kotel"

02/12/2015

On November 29, 2015 the Center for Women's Justice petitioned the Supreme Court on behalf of four women and also filed a civil suit to the Magistrate court in Jerusalem.

In the Petition we demanded that Rabbi Rabinowitz, the person in charge of the Kotel, desist from his discriminatory policy at the Kotel and allow women to use the Torah scrolls available to the public (in the men's section) while praying at the Kotel.

We also petitioned to void "The directive regarding bringing in Torah scrolls to the Kotel" which forbids bringing in private Torah scrolls to the Kotel, and in effect discriminates against women.

In the civil suit we asked that the state compensate the plaintiffs for the discrimination against them in a number of instances where they were denied access to the Torah scrolls available to the public at the Kotel.

The petition and the civil suit are attached to the benefit of the public.

An article in Ha'aretz details this issue.