Learning about the Women of the Wall made me realize that my discomfort at the Kotel was part of a larger, ongoing struggle for religious equity. 

Golan’s disqualification evoked many emotions for me. I struggled to grapple with how a song describing the terror and tragedy from October 7 could be seen as controversial.

The simultaneous presence of two distinct yet intertwined faiths struck me with a profound sense of unity that I had never truly grasped before.

As we progress and amend our traditions, we can take wisdom from past rulings to benefit the Feminist cause.