Shakdiel v. Minister of Religious Affairs

The petitioner, a female resident of Yerucham and an Orthodox Jew, was disqualified from the local religious council because of a tradition of not appointing women as members of religious councils. The court found, however, that although the religious council provided services that were religious in character, the qualifications of the council were solely dictated by the general legal system. Thus, the exclusion of the petitioner based upon her gender was discriminatory.