<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">"In February, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled the Tal Law discriminatory and unconstitutional in a vote of six to three. The law, which provides exemptions for young men studying in yeshiva full time, has been the subject of much criticism and controversy.<br>


<br>"Advocates of maintaining the status quo argue that those studying Torah provide a spiritual protection to the state of Israel. They also believe Jewish Law requires exemptions for yeshiva students.<br><br>"But what does Jewish law really require?"<br>


<br>Full text:<br><a href="http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/tal-law-and-jewish-law-is-there-a-conflict/2012/06/20/0/" target="_blank">http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/tal-law-and-jewish-law-is-there-a-conflict/2012/06/20/0/</a><font color="#000000"><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>


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