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Apr. 12, 2021 6:03 AM
The High Court of Justice overruled a decision by the Education Ministry to cancel the special funding received by pluralistic Jewish organizations for activities they provide in schools. In doing so, the justices rejected the ministry’s arguments that all the activities in nonreligious state schools – including those of religious groups such as Chabad – is of a pluralistic nature.
Justice Daphne Barak-Erez said the changes in rules that led to ending support two years ago “is not based on a factual foundation and adequate internal processes of consultation, and therefore is required to be reconsidered.” Barak-Erez also said that teaching Judaism in state schools must be done according to pluralist principles, which are based on the report of the Shenhar Committee that examined the curriculum for this subject.