Haredim praise bill giving Chief Rabbinate authority over prayer at Old City site, calling it victory over Reform Movement; progressives say Israel is turning its back on non-Orthodox and the Diaspora. Lawmakers voted 56-47 Wednesday afternoon in favor of the preliminary reading of a bill giving the Chief Rabbinate full control over prayer at all parts of the Western Wall, drawing harsh condemnation from progressive Jewish groups, which condemned the controversial legislation as “patronizing and