Summary
The 1971 Religious Jewish Services Law authorizing religious councils in Jewish localities, in a Description-only entry in Discriminatory Laws Database (lines 2525-2557).
Details
- Councils are funded by state and local bodies and serve the local population in religious matters including religious institutions, cemeteries and graves; the entry says there is no parallel law for non-Jewish religious councils (lines 2537-2543).
- HCJ 1113/99, Adalah vs. Minister of Religious Affairs and Minister of Finance, is listed under both Petitions and Court Judgments (lines 2545-2557).