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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

Rosh Yehudi

Jewish men carrying Torah scrolls dance by Israeli protesters calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, during the Simhat Torah holiday, on October 24, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 25, 2024, 3:02 am
Israelis mark Simhat Torah in Tel Aviv with dueling protests and celebrations
Hostage protesters, ultra-Orthodox revelers both gather to mark the holiday and Hebrew anniversary of Oct. 7; demonstrators also march near PM’s homes in Jerusalem and Caesarea
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Secular and Orthodox activists clash after the religious Rosh Yehudi group sets up a gender divider made of Israeli flags in defiance of a municipality decision at a public prayer service in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
October 10, 2024, 2:16 pm
Despite winning court battle, group cancels outdoor Yom Kippur prayers in Tel Aviv
Citing concern of saboteurs disrupting gender-separated services even after court confirmed their legality, Rosh Yehudi says they’ll be held inside to keep the peace
By Mati Wagner
The Orthodox Jewish group Rosh Yehudi sets up a gender divider made of Israeli flags at a public prayer service in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
October 9, 2024, 10:12 pm
Supreme Court orders Tel Aviv to allow public Yom Kippur prayers with gender partition
Justices criticize municipal authority for what they said was discrimination against Orthodox worshippers, express frustration at Tel Aviv’s refusal to compromise
By Jeremy Sharon
A woman argues with Rosh Yehudi activists at a mass street prayer for Yom Kippur on Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
October 9, 2024, 5:00 am
High Court to rule on public Tel Aviv Yom Kippur prayer amid fears of repeat clashes
On Wednesday morning, judges are set to weigh in on a controversial service that underscores deep rifts in Israeli society and saw violent confrontations when it was held last year
By Mati Wagner
Jewish men pray during Tisha B'Av, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 13, 2024, 1:42 pm
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Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on Hamas claims of murdering a hostage; reporter Canaan Lidor on inner-Jewish struggles over public prayer, a new liturgy of mourning
By ToI Staff
Orthodox Jews pray on the Tisha B'Av day of mourning, in Tel Aviv on July 26, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 12, 2024, 6:23 pm
Sidelined by war, fight over gender-segregated prayer in Tel Aviv resumes in court
Residents file petition alleging discrimination in city’s refusal to permit Yom Kippur service, citing Muslim public events where municipal barriers separated male, female worshipers
By Canaan Lidor
President Isaac Herzog hosts a Sukkot event for the public at his official residence in Jerusalem, October 3, 2023. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
October 6, 2023, 2:24 pm
Herzog urges unity on Simhat Torah amid divisions over religion in public spaces
President calls on Israelis ‘to act with consideration, tolerance, respect and love’ during the Jewish holiday, with ‘no provocations, disturbances or fights’
By ToI Staff
Head of Rosh Yehudi, Israel Zeira, bottom right, attends a hearing on Tel Aviv Simhat Torah celebrations at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 6, 2023 (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
October 6, 2023, 1:53 pm
At High Court, Tel Aviv officials acquiesce to Orthodox group holding Sukkot event
After judges criticize municipality’s conduct, sides agree on Saturday night Simhat Torah celebration in city center provided no physical barriers are erected to separate sexes
By ToI Staff
Israel Zeira (R), the head of Rosh Yehudi, arrives for an arbitration hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court in Tel Aviv, October 4, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 4, 2023, 4:30 pm
Court affirms Tel Aviv’s right to yank Orthodox group’s permits for Sukkot
Rosh Yehudi plans fresh Supreme Court petition following the ruling on the municipality’s decision to deny permission to hold events over holiday after Yom Kippur clashes
By Canaan Lidor
Israel Zeira, head of Rosh Yehudi, an Orthodox group, speaks with police officers during protests after the group set up a gender divider for a Yom Kippur public prayer event at Dizengoff Square, in Tel Aviv, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
September 29, 2023, 4:56 pm
Judge rejects Orthodox group’s petition over canceled permits for its Sukkot events
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’
By ToI Staff
Protesters shout at Israel Zeira (right), founder of the Orthodox Jewish group Rosh Yehudi, which set up a gender divider for a public prayer event on Yom Kippur in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
September 29, 2023, 11:11 am
Fearing religious takeover, activists see ‘secular awakening’ in Yom Kippur fray
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
By Canaan Lidor
Activists from the Rosh Yehudi organization set up a divider made of Israeli flags ahead of a public prayer event in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur eve, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
September 28, 2023, 9:38 pm
Tel Aviv yanks religious group’s permits for Sukkot events after Yom Kippur fracas
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
By Michael Horovitz
Activists protest against gender segregation in the public space during a public prayer event in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, September 25, 2023. (Itai Ron/ Flash90)
September 25, 2023, 10:27 pm
Segregated Yom Kippur prayers spark slurs and bitterness, not atonement, in Tel Aviv
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
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Secular and Orthodox Israelis at a contested public prayer service in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 25, 2023, 7:11 pm
Activists block public Tel Aviv Yom Kippur prayers as Orthodox group sets gender divider
Angry scenes at Dizengoff Square gatherings on Sunday, Monday after Rosh Yehudi group defies courts, puts up improvised flag barrier between men and women; similar tussles elsewhere
By ToI Staff
About 2,000 worshipers attend the Yom Kippur Neilah prayer at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 5, 2022. (Courtesy of the Municipality of Tel Aviv)
September 24, 2023, 11:54 am
Orthodox group says will hold Tel Aviv public prayer despite ban on gender divider
Though municipality and courts rejected request to segregate genders in public space, Rosh Yehudi reverses its declared intention to nix its two Yom Kippur events
By ToI Staff
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