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Login|Register Search Editor's Pick One injured in Ashkelon stabbing attack Home News OpEds Briefs Blogs Food Judaism Radio Store Yeshiva More Jewish jewelry AHAVA Jewish holidays Gifts from Israel Tallit Kabbalah Menorahs Purim Baskets Seder Plates OpEds Show More Main > News > Inside Israel Most Popular Chief Rabbi says Kotel allocation a mistake Rabbi Lau said that the real losers from the decision are the Jewish people. "It hurts me to see this, it is a mistake." Where to, Naphtali Bennett? By Haim Lev 0 10 Former MK Yaakov Katz First Publish: 2/6/2016, 11:11 PM 'An attack on the soul of our people' Zionists, wake up! Dr. Chaim Charles Cohen Steinitz: Egypt flooded tunnels at our request Remembering Jewish communities destroyed by Israel Chief Rabbi David Lau Flash 90 Att'y Stephen M. Flatow 'We either live by our sword or die by theirs' Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau attacked the government's decision to segregate a section of the western wall for egalitarian prayer on Saturday night. Arutz Sheva News Bites by Wibbitz News Briefs "We don't need to fear the High Court of Justice," said Rabbi Lau, on 1:27 PM channel two news during an interview. Rabbi Lau was responding to the Ashkelon terrorist suggestion that had the issue dragged out then the High Court of Justice succumbs to his wounds would get involved and force mixed prayer services in the main plaza. 1:25 PM Netanyahu to hold debate The Chief Rabbi claimed that the government did not contact the on IDF rabbinate rabbinate before making the decision, and feels that the majority of the reorganization Ministers in the government do not support the decision. "Even the 1:17 PM Ministers who are not Haredi should have refused," said Rabbi Lau. Increased punishments for employers of illegal Regarding the monopoly of the rabbinate over the location, Rabbi Lau infiltrators said that "I do not gain anything from the responsibility that I am given. Now Playing 1:07 1:07 PM The Jewish people are the real losers here. It hurts me to see this Quadruplets born to happen." northern couple US: Bid for IsraeliArab Herzog: Netanyahu 12:59 PM According to Rabbi Lau the real women of the wall are not the activists peace not on the responsible for terror Germany in last push to who are destroying Jewish tradition and have taken that name, but rather bring Nazi guard to justice the women of Israel who come everyday and pour out their hearts in 12:51 PM prayer. "The real women of the wall stand near the wall every single day Blogs More ADL 'shocked' by Arab from 6 am and pray." arson of Gush Etzion Still haven't synagogue learned? Blogs The Myth of Israel's Foreign Tags: Allies women of the wall Chief Rabbi David Lau Blogs.

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