Israel’s High Court of Justice gave the Jerusalem religious council 10 days to uphold a court order to convene with Reform and Conservative representatives. The court also fined the council some $6,700 in legal expenses for failing to comply with earlier such rulings. The court action came a day after the religious council of Kiryat Tivon, near Haifa, convened under a court order. Only four of the council’s 11 Orthodox members attended the meeting, which included one representative each from the Conservative and Reform movements.
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