Case Number
HCJ 2152/20
Date Decided
3-22-2020
Decision Type
Original
Document Type
Full Opinion
Abstract
The Supreme Court addressed a petition to order the Chief Rabbinate to intercalate the Hebrew calendar. The Petitioner sought to delay Passover by thirty days due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Court (per Justice N. Sohlberg, Justices U. Vogelman and Y. Elron concurring) dismissed the petition in limine, expressing doubt as to the justiciability of the issue – a doctrine rarely invoked by the Court – and for lack of cause.
Keywords
COVID-19, Justiciability, Jewish Law
