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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 39 MIN

Inside the Struggle for Equality at the Western Wall

from The Pluralist Podcast - with Orly Erez-Likhovski and Rabbi Josh Weinberg · host Orly Erez-Likhovski and Josh Weinberg

For generations, Jews around the world have faced Jerusalem in prayer.Now, a bill in Israel’s Knesset could give the Chief Rabbinate the power to define which prayer is “acceptable” at the Western Wall — and potentially criminalize egalitarian worship.In this clip from The Pluralist Podcast, Orly Erez Likhovski and Josh Weinberg discuss:• Why dismissing this bill as “just politics” is dangerous• What message it sends to liberal Jews worldwide• Why the Kotel is more than a plaza — it’s the symbolic heart of Jewish peoplehood• And what Israelis and Diaspora Jews can do nowAt a time of rising antisemitism globally — and unprecedented support from Diaspora communities for Israel — this debate raises a deeper question:Is Israel the homeland of all Jews?🎧 Watch or listen the full episode and share it with a friend📩 Send a letter to your representative: https://arza.org/send-an-email-to-your-local-consulate/

For generations, Jews around the world have faced Jerusalem in prayer.Now, a bill in Israel’s Knesset could give the Chief Rabbinate the power to define which prayer is “acceptable” at the Western Wall — and potentially criminalize egalitarian worship.In this clip from The Pluralist Podcast, Orly Erez Likhovski and Josh Weinberg discuss:• Why dismissing this bill as “just politics” is dangerous• What message it sends to liberal Jews worldwide• Why the Kotel is more than a plaza — it’s the symbolic heart of Jewish peoplehood• And what Israelis and Diaspora Jews can do nowAt a time of rising antisemitism globally — and unprecedented support from Diaspora communities for Israel — this debate raises a deeper question:Is Israel the homeland of all Jews?🎧 Watch or listen the full episode and share it with a friend📩 Send a letter to your representative: https://arza.org/send-an-email-to-your-local-consulate/

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