Heavy police presence keeps situation from escalating, Reform Labor MK and ultra-Orthodox lawmakers also stay away in bid to calm tensions

Ex-premier retweets post from ultra-Orthodox ally urging supporters to prevent Jerusalem holy site from being 'desecrated' during monthly prayer service by Women of the Wall

Anna Kislanski, who took the helm of the organization after Rabbi Gilad Kariv was elected to the Knesset, believes the new government could revive the Western Wall compromise deal

On an Oct. 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of Arab-majority Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora

Nachman Shai tells ToI plan has clear majority; also hails 'unprecedented' NIS 40m budget to boost Reform and Conservative Judaism; laments no coalition consensus on civil marriage

Herzog says he is saddened to hear of disruption of Tisha B’Av prayer service held by Conservative Movement; Lapid: Extremists 'desecrated' holy day

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Youths curse worshippers, set up gender partition at site; World Jewish Congress leader slams incident, calls on government to take action to protect other streams of Judaism

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With Haredi parties outside coalition, all slates expected to back Western Wall compromise, with several of them highlighting plan in recent meetings with American Jewish leaders