Sarah Silverman’s Rabbi Sister Detained at Jerusalem Holy Site

Israeli police detained the sister of U.S. comedian Sarah Silverman and nine other women for wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, in violation of a court ruling.

“Ten of us were taken, interrogated, and asked if we understood that our wearing of prayer shawls disturbs the feelings of others, is contrary to local custom and was ruled by the rabbi of the wall as an offense to Judaism,” Anat Hoffman, leader of the group known as Women of the Wall, said by phone today.