Western Wall fracas; exclusive National Security Council study

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Political correspondent Tal Schneider and Diaspora affairs correspondent Judah Ari Gross join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode. A gunman on a rooftop in Chicago’s Highland Park neighborhood opened fire on a Fourth of July parade yesterday, killing six and wounding dozens. Gross updates us on what we currently know about the victims. Schneider brings an exclusive report on a study conducted by Israel’s National Security Council which concluded that the country must include more women in decision-making capacities. We hear why that's probably not going to happen. In videos that are burning up Israeli social media, Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli is seen dancing with MK Moshe Gafni’s granddaughter in the women's section of her wedding. We hear why the sex-segregated dancing images are problematic for both sides. Late last week, a fracas ensued at the pluralistic pavilion next to the Western Wall as three families attempted to conduct egalitarian bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies. Gross explains how the State of Israel let these Diaspora families down. Discussed articles include: Synagogue staffer, Mexican grandfather among 6 shot dead in Chicago’s Highland Park In first, National Security Council report blasts lack of women in decision-making roles Israeli lawmakers unite for one evening at wedding for MK Gafni’s granddaughter Labor’s Michaeli won’t nix sitting with ultra-Orthodox, rules out merger with Meretz Haredim interrupt Americans’ Western Wall bar, bat mitzvahs, tear up prayer books Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Ultra-Orthodox youths interrupt a bar mitzvah ceremony at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall on June 30, 2022. (Laura Ben-David)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.