Arrested for what??

My colleague, Rabbi Rick Winer, over at Divrei Derech, brings to our attention one of the sadder moments in the clash between orthodoxy and modernity: the arresting of a woman for wearing a tallit.  As I wrote in a comment on his blog,

Divrei Derech writes:  Yes, a woman was arrested for wearing a tallit, the traditional Jewish prayer shawl.  What theocracy might perpetrate such a travesty… Israel. First of all, I do believe Israel is a relatively good democracy, like others (including our own here in the U.S.), certainly not perfect, and it’s partnered with a relatively good system of justice.But we know that politics get complex and especially so as they intersect with religion.I remember seeing the group Women of the Wall Women of the Wall when I lived in Israel.  Their purpose was to gain the right to pray at this holy site.  Unfortunately, some traditional authorities do not accept women constituting a prayer group and do not accept women praying aloud.  Read on.