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Eric Cantor Lays Tefillin at Kotel

January 3, 2011 May 8, 2014 By Ben
Tefillin

by Dan Slobodkin During a recent visit to Jerusalem, Eric Cantor, a Republican congressman from Virginia who became Majority Leader in early January, laid tefillin before praying at the Western Wall. In November his office released a statement saying: “Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on...

The Wall is Wailing

July 25, 2010 March 3, 2012 By Ben
Tallit

by Rabbi Avi Shafran Neither facts nor logic have impeded champions of Nofrat Frenkel, the woman briefly detained by police at the Western Wall in November 2009. Needless to say, Ms. Frenkel's charge that she was unnecessarily manhandled by police should be responsibly investigated. Even a violator of the law has the right to be detained...