It is one thing for religious laws to govern the life of the believer, it quite another thing for it to govern a nation.
"Netanyahu told the head of Likud's hareidi division Yaakov Vider at the conference that he intends to make the Hebrew calendar, which is based on Jewish law, the official calendar of Israel, reports Kikar Hashabat.
The new law also would establish the Talmud, the core work of Jewish law, as an official basis for Israeli state law.
"I'm going to personally be involved in the law defining the state of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people," Netanyahu reportedly told Vider. "It's a very important law that will influence how Israel will look in the future."
"I want to anchor in this law, that it will be a Basic Law that the state of Israel arose and exists on the basis of the Torah and the Jewish tradition," Netanyahu explained, promising to define the Hebrew calendar as the official state calendar." Netanyahu Promises Talmud Will Be Israeli Law
How far with this go, orthodox or ultra orthodox? This starts with the calendar, but where will it draw a line? Is this a good idea of all people within the country of Israel? It will be interesting to see how this develops and how far will it inject itself into the laws of the land.
"Netanyahu told the head of Likud's hareidi division Yaakov Vider at the conference that he intends to make the Hebrew calendar, which is based on Jewish law, the official calendar of Israel, reports Kikar Hashabat.
The new law also would establish the Talmud, the core work of Jewish law, as an official basis for Israeli state law.
"I'm going to personally be involved in the law defining the state of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people," Netanyahu reportedly told Vider. "It's a very important law that will influence how Israel will look in the future."
"I want to anchor in this law, that it will be a Basic Law that the state of Israel arose and exists on the basis of the Torah and the Jewish tradition," Netanyahu explained, promising to define the Hebrew calendar as the official state calendar." Netanyahu Promises Talmud Will Be Israeli Law
How far with this go, orthodox or ultra orthodox? This starts with the calendar, but where will it draw a line? Is this a good idea of all people within the country of Israel? It will be interesting to see how this develops and how far will it inject itself into the laws of the land.