The traditional movement is expected to hold a closing prayer on Yom Kippur afternoon "equal and gender-free" at Habima Square. Against the backdrop of the court's prohibition on holding segregated prayers on Dizengoff Street, a prayer that has become a tradition in recent years, the traditional movement intends to hold a competing prayer.
"This year we will pray the closing prayer together for the first time in Habima Square," the movement said in a statement. "Come as you are to an egalitarian prayer without gender separation, to hear the sound of the shofar and connect to Yom Kippur. God forbid we turn this day into another day of religious war. This is the time to add light, present the liberal alternative and offer the residents of Tel Aviv to take part in the Jewish tradition of all of us in a pleasant and exciting way." The prayer, they said in the traditional movement, is approved by the Tel Aviv municipality.
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For several years now, the closing prayer held by the "Jewish Head" organization on Dizengoff Street at the end of Yom Kippur has become a household name, but this year, against the backdrop of the struggles against religion in the city, the Tel Aviv municipality refused to allow the event to be held separately. The organization has not yet decided whether to hold the mass prayer without separation, and is mainly awaiting a decision by the Tel Aviv District Court on the matter, in light of a petition filed by attorney Tzafnat Nordman on behalf of three Tel Aviv residents and the "Freedom and Human Dignity in Israel" forum.
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