Editing Western Wall (section)

===Non-Orthodox worship area===
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Because it does not come under the direct control of the Rabbi of the Wall or the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the site has been opened to religious groups that hold worship services that would not be approved by the Rabbi of the Western Wall or the Ministry of Religious Affairs in the major men's and women's prayer areas against the Wall.<ref name= virtual/>{{better source needed|date=December 2022}} The worship site was inaugurated in 2004 and has since hosted services by Reform and Conservative groups, as well as services by the Women of the Wall.<ref name= NYT13>{{cite web |last= Kershner |first= Isabel |title= Court Rules for Women in Western Wall Dispute |date= April 11, 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/world/middleeast/israeli-court-rules-for-women-at-western-wall.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref> A platform has been added in 2013 in order to expand the prayer area.<ref name= platform/>