#jlem

[pigeonneaux]

I put on the crown of clowns

And melt slowly to the ground

[progressivejudaism]

A Torah was stolen by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation last month because it was brought into the Kotel Plaza with Women of the Wall.

Read this article that explains the situation in detail.

Women of the Wall recently wrote an email urging supporters to write an email to several consulates, to the Prime Minister, and to the rabbi of the Western Wall.  If you have a moment, please write an email expressing your outrage.

Below you will find a sample letter you could use as well as email addresses you could use.

To whom it may concern,

My name is (your name) and I am a (student at... work at....).  I belong to (Congregation) in (City, State/Provence).  (If you are active in Hillel, went on a Birthright Trip, have connections to Israel, please include these mentions) I am writing to you today to ask for help. Last week I was outraged to learn that a Torah scroll on loan from Congregation B'nai Israel of Sacramento was seized by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation on Rosh Chodesh Tevet.  The Torah entered the plaza with Women of the Wall -- an organization that prays at the Western Wall each Rosh Chodesh.   This Torah scroll has not been returned to Women of the Wall nor to Congregation B'nai Israel.    I believe that the Torah has not been returned because of the deeply sexist nature of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. Recently I learned that the rabbi of the Kotel claims that he "lost" this Torah scroll.  How on earth could one "lose" a Torah scroll? Please do your part in returning the Torah scroll to Congregation B'nai Israel and righting this injustice on behalf of the Jewish People.

Greeting (l’shalom, Shabbat Shalom, Shavuah Tov, etc), (your name)

Here are addresses you can use: [email protected] – Prime Minister Netanyahu [email protected] – Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Kotel [email protected] – Consulate in Atlanta [email protected] – Consulate in Boston [email protected] – Consulate in Chicago [email protected] – Consulate in Houston [email protected] – Consulate in Los Angeles [email protected] – Consulate in Miami [email protected] – Consulate in New York [email protected] – Consulate in San Francisco [email protected] – Consulate in Washington, DC [email protected] Consulate in Montreal, Canada [email protected] Consulate in Ottawa, Canada [email protected] - Consulate in Toronto, Canada [email protected] – Consulate in the UK

[muslim-flint]

oh non mon amour tout son speech sur les courageux qui ont le droit de prouver leur valeur et que tout le monde a le droit d'essayer et tout la..........j'sanglote

[jli-as-sitcoms]

dont mess with j’onn’s children.

[fresherbrine]

[progressivejudaism]

God Loves Reform Jews

From the blog of Alden Solovy at The Times of Israel

Did you see the stone that fell from the Western Wall in Jerusalem?

Check out this new post from poet Alden Solovy.

[abrut1]

August Walla, Musée de l’art Brut.