The Knesset approved the Basic Law: Torah Study, Channel 14 reports. Haredi commentator Motele Blau called the legislation 'funny' in a Jewish state, saying it is absurd that Torah study needed to be enshrined in law.
The Knesset approved the Basic Law: Torah Study, according to Channel 14. The legislation, which gives constitutional status to Torah study as a value, has been a contentious issue in the coalition. Haredi commentator Motele Blau remarked that it is 'funny' that a Jewish state needed to pass a law to enshrine Torah study as a value. The approval marks a significant step in the legislative process, which has drawn criticism from some quarters.
4 developments
- DevelopingKnesset Committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study for final readings; plenum vote next week
- StrongKnesset Committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; coalition races ahead of election recess
- DevelopingKnesset advances Basic Law equating Torah study with IDF service
- StrongMinisterial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; Haredi parties call it merely declarative without equal-status clause
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