Yom Kippur in Dizengoff Square Answer

09/26/2023

D. The Tel Aviv municipality ruled that Rosh Yehudi was not allowed to place a mechitzah, a divider between men and women, in the public square as it violated laws against gender segregation in public places. When Rosh Yehudi’s legal challenge to that decision was denied, they considered canceling the event but ultimately decided to proceed, hanging Israeli flags overhead as a symbolic separation, hoping to mollify both sides of this issue. While the services did take place, there were huge protests from people on both sides of the religious/political spectrum.

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