(haipo) - The absolute silence that exists, usually in the public space, was violated today at the Horev intersection in Haifa. Several hundred protestors arrived this evening (25/9/23), the beginning of Yom Kippur, at the Horev center, in a place that symbolizes, more than anything else, the struggle for democracy in Haifa.
The protestors were protesting that in the heart of the Horev intersection, a tent was set up in the public space on Friday, for the purpose of gender-segregated Yom Kippur prayers. According to the protestors, gender segregation in the public space is contrary to the High Court ruling and is therefore illegal and illegitimate.
At the end of the protest, the worshipers abandoned the located synagogue, while the women worshipers held their own prayer there, without gender segregation.
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► The confrontation between the protestors and the worshippers: a fight over gender segregation in the makeshift synagogue at the Horev junction
Gali Eshet Bezeq protested against gender segregation at the Horev intersection - Yom Kippur: "There are enough synagogues"
► Gali Eshet Bezeq: The religious community violates the status quo in Haifa
► The worshipers leave the place
During the heated argument that developed in the place, a rabbi arrived, wrapped in a turban and whispered to the worshipers to leave the place. The worshipers moved to the Horev center to pray there, but there too an argument developed, when several women entered the men's prayer area.
► Michal Sela, who came to the square on foot to protest, said to Lahi Fe: "We will fight against gender segregation in the public space"
► The makeshift synagogue in the center of Horeb - Yom Kippur
Ela Shahar told Lahi Pa: We went inside, to the synagogue in Horev, two couples... we went right in to help the men. We were threatened and photographed.
One person told us he couldn't concentrate when our boobs were there, but there were also cute people who brought us a prayer book. We stayed inside for about an hour. At one point, a man came who drove aggressively and started calling us prostitutes and toilets, and pushing us... At that point, our friends from the protest came in and suddenly everyone became silent. Later they went to call the security guard, the security guard called the cops, the cop was standing outside but said he couldn't do anything.
The public space is open and is not a branch of Bnei Akiva or ultra-Orthodox streets in Beit Shemesh. Those who are trying to turn the country into a synagogue are part of a minority but have obtained a lot of funding and the audacity to think that they will impose on the rabbi. The enforcers of the law - the police, municipal supervision, need to complete knowledge of what is allowed and what is prohibited.
The ultra-orthodox honestly bought the resentment and contempt towards them. For me, the hatred erupted when during the Passover Seder during the Corona virus I sat with 4 walls, while the ultra-Orthodox celebrated with their large families and then attacked law-abiding people. They justified this by saying that for the secular Seder Pesach is just a festive meal and is not held as it should be. They do it according to that commandment from above and he will reward the people Israel will eradicate the corona virus. There is no need for vaccines and medicines. Then they filled the hospitals. How not to hate them? Dark barbarians living in the Middle Ages.
Yikes, the recent anti-Semitic behavior has set us back 80 years, that Jewish religion and tradition should undermine Jewish religion and tradition. Here in the Land of Israel, women are disgusting ugh...
happy kippur
I'm not religious, of course I'm against the reform of the judicial system and I don't understand how you do it. Just disgusting!! I hope I'm not like you..
You managed to completely sidestep me.
Shame on you! Too bad you live with me in Ozze Medina!
I am not religious. I am against the legal revolution and I do not understand the reason for the defect of this delusional thing. There are reform synagogues, and if not, pray in another public space. But why hurt people's dignity and trample on their faith.
By the way, on both sides of the fence it catches. This is disgraceful behavior in my opinion. If the cedars fell into flames, what would the wall mosses say?
The demonstrators are the extreme fringes of our society. Why are you so triggered by a poor little tent? Every year this tent was built and no one bothered until today. You need to take stock of yourself. The greatest sin a man commits to his fellow man. You are just creating provocation and division among the people for your virtue signaling. It just hurts me to see it
Because they are activists of associations and parties that pay them for provocations.
What is not clear. And they don't have a problem because they were brought up to hate Judaism.
Disappointingly, of all those who see themselves as candidates for mayor of Haifa, only Yona Yahav took a brave stand yesterday and expressed an opinion that disapproves of religion taking over public space in Haifa. The condemnations, slanders, blasphemies, insults and hate speech he received from some of the leaders of the ultra-Orthodox and religious lists in Haifa were not long in coming. And what about the other secular candidates? are silent David Etzioni, Yaakov Borovsky Avihu Han, Sharit Golan - why are your voices not heard? The votes of the residents of Haifa should be given on election day to a leader who shows courage, integrity, and is not afraid to stand up and make a clear voice in the face of extortion and threats from anti-democratic, messianic and extremist elements.
lol clear and clear voice?? Haha, he retracted his words after a few hours
You received a 'why not Yahav' reminder from every possible angle.
Lol
It seems that even on Yom Kippur, there is no mercy, and there are some of the ultra-Orthodox leaders and businessmen who, through provocation and contrary to the express provision of the law, try, and unfortunately also succeed, to create chaos and a rift in the country and in Haifa. Prayer in separation? in the synagogues. Not in the public space, and certainly not in the heart of neighborhoods whose character is secular. If not on Yom Kippur, then perhaps in preparation for the elections, it is appropriate for the leaders of the religious and ultra-Orthodox lists to do a soul-searching (the Yom Kippur fast alone does not atone for anything!), calm the discourse, moderate the things they say, live their lives within their communities and not impose on the general public their guests. The secular, liberal and democratic public, which is the majority of the public in Haifa, is fed up with the hollow, fake, sometimes toxic lip candy that you distribute. Those who force their ways on others, those who exclude others (because they are, for example, women, or because they are, for example, secular or non-Jewish), do not seek unity and love of Israel. Respect and existence of a common life for all sectors, out of harmony and mutual respect, cannot exist when only one side is required to consider and respect, while the other side, consistently, raps, tramples, forces and eliminates the other. The time of this asymmetry has passed. respect? from both sides. Prayer with a partition? In the houses of prayer, not in the public space. It seems that some of the commenters here got a little confused. The condemnation should not be for those who protest, but for those who come and try to impose alienated and foreign customs on them. Those who harmed the prayer are those who knowingly and with the intention came to create a provocation, and one can only regret that the ultra-Orthodox, religious, traditional leadership did not act to stop them ahead of time. The time has come for this leadership to do a thorough soul-searching, and not just on Yom Kippur. The provocateurs and their senders must be condemned for desecrating the sanctity of the day and continuously harming that part of the public, which since the establishment of the state, bears the burden of the work and the protection of its security. Religion in the public sphere, not in Haifa.
you got confused Separation in prayer is not an alienated and foreign custom, it has existed for hundreds of years. It is clear that no religious person forced anything on a secular person, it is clear that if this makeshift synagogue had not been there, that public space on that day would not have interested you like a garlic peel, and you and your rude provocateur friends would have continued to sit at home. Those who imposed something here were the same brazen ones who trampled on the freedom of worship of those who came of their own accord to participate in this segregated event (and chose to pray there and not in the regular synagogues for their own reasons) with the lame excuse of "The High Court said it is forbidden!". Shame on you.
The High Court does not recognize Judaism and does not know that segregation is an ancient practice
And to all the haters of Israel, many supporters of terrorism and anti-Judaism
May your name be blessed and the hour ahead
what a shame You don't understand as soon as you secularists behave like this especially on Yom Kippur and insult our holy holiday for the Jews. And what they do is only hurt. I am a girl of the age of the state. I am very shocked by what the leftists did against the ultra-Orthodox. The behavior of Jews against their ultra-Orthodox brothers has never happened. I am very angry with the power of Tel Aviv on the day of Ramadan. Yes, they allowed the Arabs to pray there and no one came out against them. I saw one walking around with the flag. The Latinos just gives me the thought that maybe we too will go against them and not give them on the days they come out. On the day of the demonstrations in all municipalities we are quite tired of investing in all their demonstrations because if they are against then we will go against them enough for their behavior!
My heart just broke. And many more pray.
For years the open synagogue of Chabad has been operating on Yom Kippur, it has not and does not disturb anyone. It is a closed, happy place. There is a partition for those who value separation in prayer and there is also a neutral area. For families who want to be together. There is no compulsion to sit in the partition. One does what is convenient and suitable for him.
Entering precisely during the closing prayer, in the peak moments of the day... such a thing is unheard of!!! And not just to enter quietly, Mila. It is ignored. But throwing slogans, interrupting the rabbi in the middle of the sermon, shouting and causing a riot?!
I saw an elderly man (non-religious, it should be noted) leave the synagogue crying because he could not bear such despicable behavior and unnecessary provocation!!!
Enough of what is done in Horev every night...
I just have a question, would they behave like this in the mosque too?!
Enter however you want and do what you want?
God forbid, you have to respect!!!
But the Jewish religion and those who keep... there is no need to respect it.
It is enough to see and hear the "minds" to understand that they are not for anything, they are only anti-Judaism.
They did not pray and most of them will tell you secretly or openly that they hate Judaism
They just decided as a provocation "their destruction"...
But it's nice that all the self-righteousness about accepting difference and pluralism disappears with them foaming at the corner of the mouth when they see ultra-Orthodox, it says exactly how shallow is the belief in living and letting live with them..
If Shas and Torah Judaism were in the "coalition of the right" today, i.e. subservient to the left, then everything would be fine and they would receive praise for uniting the people and unifying the rifts, and nothing would bother them.
After all, just as they demand to "remove them to their own neighborhoods" it is also possible to remove the seculars to their own neighborhoods from Horev Junction in the same way.
Bullying behavior does not promote anything, it only eats the violent from the inside. and achieves the opposite in the end.
Hate is a disease and it is contagious. Too bad.