in the world. jews pray at the wall, but we pray toward ju ruse lem. psalm 137 talks about jews in excite. if we ever forget you, jerusalem, should my right hand wither. it s important religiously and sends a powerful message to jews around the world and also to evangelical christians who are an important part of the president s base for some unity is important to them religiously and church of the holy sepulchre where jesus is said to be crucified underscores why it is an ancient and holy and contested city because of those holy sites, and the president is wading into all of that to send a very powerful message. just the political point to go to the western wall is to suggest the importance of the jewish character of jerusalem,
jews. they are not allowed to read from or even touch the torah. for decades now, a group of devout jewish women have been struggling to change the status quo at the kotel. they call themselves, the women of the wall. do you feel as though it s a threat to traditional jewish values? no, we feel the women have their place, right? we don t think they re less important. but when you re coming and trying to change the jewish religion, that s not legitimate. the wall is not some kind of, you know, feeder, some kind of mole. it s a place to pray and the place to pray there s rules, how jews pray. they did that 100 years ago, 200 years ago. we are doing our style of life. it worked for thousands of years and it s going to keep on working. despite how deputy mayor sees
for the men to hear on the other side. the boxes worn by observant jews. they are not allowed to read from or even touch the torah. for decades now, a group of devout jewish women have been struggling to change the status quo at the kotel. they call themselves, the women of the wall. do you feel as though it s a threat to traditional jewish values? no, we feel the women hav their place, right? we don t think they re less important. but when you re coming and trying to change the jewish religion, that s not legitimate. the wall is not some kind of, you know, feeder, some kind of mole. it s a place to pray and the place to pray there s rules, how jews pray. they did that 100 years ago, 200 years ago. we are doing our style of life. it worked for thousands of years and it s going to keep on