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Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin

Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin serves Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto, the largest Conservative synagogue in Canada.

Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin stands in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Courtesy Bodzin)
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13 years after my arrest at the Kotel, the threat to egalitarian prayer there is growing

by Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

(JTA) — Thirteen years ago, on the morning of Rosh Chodesh Adar, I was detained at the Kotel. I had joined a group choosing to pray with the Women of […]

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