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Striking a balance at the Western Wall
Longtime Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz is caught between warring factions as the egalitarian prayer deal at the Kotel hangs in limbo
When Israel’s government collapsed last month, sending the country to its fifth national election in less than four years, hopes for revitalizing and implementing a government-approved plan to formally establish a pluralistic prayer space at the Western Wall in...