Mea She'arim to ban women from certain Jerusalem streets during Sukkot

Large billboards posted throughout capital's ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods this week forbade women during the celebration, despite court order.

High Court: Take down gender-separation barrier in J'lem

As has occurred in recent years, thoroughfares in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood have been separated between male and female pedestrians during this year’s Succot festival to prevent intermingling, particularly during the evening when traditional Simchat Bet Hashoeva parties are staged. Thousands of people descend on the area every year to watch and participate in the celebrations conducted by different yeshivot and hassidic groups, and communal leaders have sought to separate men and women during this period.