President calls on Israelis 'to act with consideration, tolerance, respect and love' during the Jewish holiday, with 'no provocations, disturbances or fights'

After judges criticize municipality's conduct, sides agree on Saturday Simhat Torah celebration in city center provided no physical barriers are erected to separate sexes

Court holds arbitration hearing in bid to broker agreement, following municipality’s decision to deny Rosh Yehudi permission to hold events over holiday after Yom Kippur clashes

Tel Aviv District Court judge urges Rosh Yehudi, municipality to come to agreement on planned gatherings in city, after Yom Kippur altercations; jurist cites 'reasonableness law'

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

Municipality casts Rosh Yehudi's use of physical gender barriers as 'severe' violation of permit conditions, says now-nixed plans could have caused another public disturbance

Angry tussles mar Judaism's holiest day, as Orthodox and secular tensions hit a boiling point at court-barred, public gender-divided prayer event in the liberal heart of Israel

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

Judges side with lower court and municipality, say decision follows 'prevailing public policy' against gender segregation