Knesset Advances Basic Law Equating Torah Study With Military Service

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – Israel’s Knesset on Wednesday approved in a preliminary reading a controversial Basic Law proposal that would declare Torah study a foundational value of the State of Israel and effectively recognize long-term yeshivah study as a form of meaningful service comparable to serving in the Israel Defense Forces.The bill, sponsored by United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni and backed by ultra-Orthodox parties, passed 56-43 wit