While members of the company's Jerusalem branch feel the move is discriminatory, the company insists the limitation has to do with room capacity.
The Tel Aviv headquarters of WeWork Israel on Monday informed members of its central Jerusalem offices that it is forbidden to pray on the premises due to “safety hazards,” and has threatened legal action if such activity continues.
The extraordinary letter, sent by an Israeli attorney for the organization and a copy of which was reviewed by JNS, warns of legal action against any members who persist in assembling for prayer at the site.
The letter states that members had been told “not once“ that the usage of meeting rooms for afternoon prayers causes “crowding in the meeting rooms, bothers other office members, and, more than anything else creates safety hazards.”