Israeli Jews Furious at Natalie Portman Filming in Ultra-Orthodox Area

News that Natalie Portman's production company acquired the film rights to Amos Oz's autobiographical A Tale of Love and Darkness for her directorial debut was initially met with much excitement. But now that filming has begun in an ultra-Orthodox-populated section in Jerusalem, it looks like the locals are causing…
Why Yes, There Are Orthodox Members of Jerusalem's Women of The Wall
Critics of the Women of the Wall—female Jewish advocates of the equal right to prayer at the Western Wall by reading aloud from the Torah and wearing the religious garments of tallitot and tefillin (considered traditional for men only)—assume that it's comprised entirely of female Reform Jews. However, some feminist…
Rose-Colored Glasses
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Upwardly Mobile
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Onward, Upward
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Go West, Young Woman
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The Buddy System
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Women Of The Wall Leader Questioned, Told She May Be Charged With Felony
"Our prayer is authentic, it is pure, it is not a provocation," says Women Of The Wall's Anat Hoffman, whom Israeli police detained this week for questioning about her group's longstanding monthly prayers at Judaism's holiest site. [Forward, YNET]
Jeers Of A Clown
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Ultra-Orthodox Call Women At The Wall "Nazis" and Accuse Them Of Being Non-Jewish
Another monthly prayer session, another confrontation between Women Of The Wall and the ultra-Orthodox at the Western Wall. Today: Shouts that the women were "not-Jews" and "Nazis," according to Israel's Army Radio. [Haaretz]
Umbrella/Organization
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Dramatic Entrances
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Many Happy Returns
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House & Home
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The Door Stoppers
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Call To Arms
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When You're A Jet, You're A Jet All The Way
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Personal Fowl
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