Jerusalem - Segregation in Meah Shearim for Simchat Beit Hashoeva Festivities

Jerusalem - Any women who may be planning to attend the traditional Simchat Beit Hashoeva festivities in the Orthodox neighborhood of Meah Shearim this Sukkot may want to think twice, as they may no be allowed to enter the area. The water-drawing festival is a time-honored tradition held in the Hasidic courts of the capital for decades. The celebrations are a known crowd draw, with some 15,000...