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20120621 Women of the Wall confronted by police on first of Tamuz - Jerusalem

Chairwoman Anat Hoffman leads Women of the Wall in welcoming the Hebrew month of Tamuz at the Western Wall. Following police detention of one, Hoffman leads group in song in spite of law prohibiting women to sing at the Kotel.

Chairwoman Anat Hoffman leads Women of the Wall in song following their prayer service in the women’s section of the Western Wall, where they are prohibited by law to read from the Torah as the men do in the men’s section. Jerusalem, Israel. 21-June-2012.

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Chairwoman Anat Hoffman leads Women of the Wall in song following their prayer service in the women’s section of the Western Wall, where they are prohibited by law to read from the Torah as the men do in the men’s section. Jerusalem, Israel. 21-June-2012.

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