The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/anat-hoffman/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Anat Hoffman | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/anat-hoffman/ 32 32 Israel Railways to compensate woman asked to leave her seat so men could pray https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-railways-to-compensate-woman-asked-to-leave-her-seat-so-men-could-pray/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:08:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2780536 Religious Action Center wins discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Maya Melitz; train operators to stop asking women to move

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]]> Bennett accuses rivals of cooking up political fight over Western Wall https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-accuses-rivals-of-cooking-up-political-fight-over-western-wall/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:05:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2648334&preview=true&preview_id=2648334 PM says 'a lot of money' being raised for campaign; statement comes a week after ultra-Orthodox protest against pluralistic prayer was egged on by Deri, Netanyahu

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]]> Reform movement legal arm calls to classify extreme-right Lehava as terror group https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-movement-legal-arm-calls-to-classify-extreme-right-lehava-as-terror-group/ Sat, 29 May 2021 07:41:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2554706 Letter to Israeli officials details 'evidence of members' goal to hunt Arabs'; IRAC blames the anti-gay, anti-Arab group for inciting recent wave of local violence

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]]> Israel Railways sued for discrimination against women https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-railways-sued-for-discrimination-against-women/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:16:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2239775 Rider claims railroad employee demanded she move to a different car so male passengers could pray in a gender-segregated environment

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]]> Litzman says Women of the Wall ‘need to be kicked out’ of prayer plaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/litzman-says-women-of-the-wall-need-to-be-kicked-out/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:14:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2033399&preview=true&preview_id=2033399 Ultra-Orthodox lawmaker fails to condemn violence toward members of progressive group during Friday services at Western Wall

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]]> Police accuse Women of the Wall members of staging Western Wall ‘provocation’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-accuse-women-of-the-wall-members-of-staging-western-wall-provocation/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:43:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2032722&preview=true&preview_id=2032722 Authorities say some non-Orthodox worshipers refused to stand in quartered-off area, sparking clashes with ultra-Orthodox protesters; organization says force is 'brazenly lying'

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]]> Ultra-Orthodox protesters allegedly burn Women of the Wall prayerbook https://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-protesters-allegedly-burn-women-of-the-wall-prayerbook/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:31:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1888724 Liberal women's prayer group's monthly gathering at Western Wall faces harassment; eggs and cups hurled at worshipers

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]]> Six Day War vets, Women of the Wall scuffle with guards at Western Wall https://www.timesofisrael.com/six-day-war-vets-women-of-the-wall-scuffle-with-guards-at-western-wall/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:40:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1714428 Pluralistic activists say ex-paratrooper 'wrestled to the ground' with Torah scroll at entrance; security later allows Torah reading near gate

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]]> Israel says it will expand space for non-Orthodox prayer at Western Wall despite freezing agreement https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-it-will-expand-space-for-non-orthodox-prayer-at-western-wall-despite-freezing-agreement/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:31:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1660212 Government says in court documents that $5 million needed to upgrade the space allocated, will take 10 months to complete

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]]> High Court to hold hearing on Western Wall agreement in July https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-to-hold-hearing-on-western-wall-agreement-in-july/ Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:44:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1648823 Women of the Wall head says cabinet decision to freeze 2016 deal shows state has no legal arguments for delaying its implementation

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]]> Reform and Conservative Judaism left out of new Israeli pluralism index https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-and-conservative-judaism-left-out-of-new-israeli-pluralism-index/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:32:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1603504 Survey of 1,300 Jewish and Arab Israelis is a window into seeds of coexistence, and lingering prejudice

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]]> Ra’anana Reform synagogue vandalized, death threats left with knife https://www.timesofisrael.com/raanana-reform-synagogue-vandalized-death-threats-left-with-knife/ Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:28:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1506288&preview_id=1506288 Attackers make reference to Western Wall struggle; progressive leaders call on government to end incitement against non-Orthodox Jews

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]]> Archaeologists say pluralistic Western Wall prayer area harms historical site https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-say-pluralistic-western-wall-prayer-area-harms-historical-site/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:21:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1504824 In Knesset debate, experts say a platform built for prayer hampers efforts to conserve holy spot; all the more so an enlarged egalitarian space

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]]> Netanyahu slams liberal groups for ‘violating’ Western Wall status quo https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-slams-liberal-groups-for-violating-western-wall-status-quo/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:19:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1490697&preview_id=1490697 Comments come after women pray at holy site with Torah scrolls, meeting fierce protest from Haredi worshipers

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]]> In ‘historic’ first, women pray with Torah scrolls at Western Wall https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-first-pluralistic-worshipers-bring-torah-scrolls-to-western-wall/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 06:25:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1490522 Scuffles as liberal Jewish leaders join Women of the Wall to demand implementation of compromise plan at holy site

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