Traditional Diaspora Jewry Against Explosive Outline:
The umbrella organization Am Ehad, which brings together representatives of dozens of Jewish organizations from around the world, today (Thursday) addressed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, calling not to advance or approve the government's plan to allocate part of the Western Wall space to the Reform and Conservative currents.
"As those who work tirelessly to strengthen Jewish identity in the Diaspora and strengthen the connection between Jews and Israel, we see the plan to divide the Western Wall as a serious mistake and a huge danger to the continued unity of the Jewish people and the connection between Jewish communities and Israel. The rift will drive away the communities. "
According to members of Am Ehad, the reason for Jews in the world to distance themselves from Israel is not a different policy at the Western Wall, but to distance themselves from Jewish identity. The young people of the Diaspora to Israel. "
Conflicts in the Western Wall women's prayer in honor of Rosh Chodesh // Photo: Spokeswoman of the traditional movement
"Am Ehad" warns that "the politicization of the Western Wall is a violation of the thousand-year-old prayer tradition and will send a clear message that the State of Israel has renounced the sacred values that underlie our partnership."
The letter is signed by the organization's leaders, Dr. Shmuel Yairbing Leibowitz and Rabbi Shlomo Verdiger. The organization's representatives met several times with Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai to present his position.
Another call against the promotion of the layout of the Western Wall was published by the "Holy Land" movement, which is represented, among others, in the Zionist Organization.
The movement's head, Rabbi Pesach Lerner, wrote to Interior Minister Eilat Shaked and Housing Minister Zeev Elkin that "in the name of hundreds of thousands of members of the world-preserving communities, I appeal to strengthen you to remove the Western Wall outline from the State of Israel agenda."
According to him, "the demand to make changes at the Western Wall that go against the tradition of Israel is contrary to the essence of the place and the deep meaning it embodies for tens of thousands of Jews from around the world."
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