In under two minutes, American filmmaker Eli Katzoff captures spontaneous '1,300 Candle Vigil' in Dizengoff Square, recording how a united Israel mourns together in public

Municipal workers dismantled a barrier that worshipers placed in Dizengoff Square between men and women in response to confrontations over the divider on Yom Kippur

Multiple people at the biannual event at the Western Wall describe it as a corrective experience

The breaking up of a prayer event over gender segregation has galvanized liberals worried about a slide into coercion, with battle lines mirroring divisions found in overhaul fight

Event born out of secular-religious clashes and a demonstration against far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir marks an unusual mix of faith and politics

Far-right minister says he is happy 'the extreme left' backed down from plans to protest future prayers; Gantz condemns 'both sides' of Yom Kippur clashes in city

Many in coalition, including PM, urge minister to stay away following Yom Kippur clashes; Opposition Leader Lapid tells secular activists not to give him limelight by protesting

Right-wing politicians, including PM, urge lowering of flames after Yom Kippur fray, as Lapid tells activists to stay away; mayor threatens to bar future Rosh Yehudi services

Angry scenes at Dizengoff Square events on Sunday and Monday after Rosh Yehudi group defies courts, puts up improvised flag barrier between men and woman; similar tussles elsewhere

Though municipality and courts rejected request to segregate genders in public space, Rosh Yehudi reverses its declared intention to nix event