End to the dispute: Selichot event at Tel Baruch Beach will take place as planned

The Selichot event at Tel Baruch Beach in Tel Aviv will take place as planned this coming Saturday night, after agreements were reached between the Association of Community Rabbis and the Tel Aviv Municipality, which were given the force of a court ruling in the District Court. The event, with gender separation, will be held in the presence of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv.

The Selichot event at Tel Baruch Beach in Tel Aviv, which in recent days was at the center of a dispute over its very existence with gender separation, will take place as planned this coming Saturday night. The agreements between the Association of Community Rabbis and the Tel Aviv Municipality were reached today (Friday) and were given the force of a court ruling in the District Court. The event, in the presence of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, will begin at 11:00 PM. The Association of Community Rabbis stated that the agreements were reached "in good spirit" and that the event will be held "for the unity of Israel." This development comes after days of uncertainty surrounding the event.