Israel "Chametz Law" — Amendment authorizing hospitals to bar leavened bread on Passover
قانون "الحامتس" (تخويل المستشفيات منع إدخال الخبز المخمّر في عيد الفصح)
Summary
Bill sponsored by United Torah Judaism letting hospital administrators bar the entry of leavened food (chametz) during Passover; passed 51–46 on 27 March 2023. It reverses a April 2020 Supreme Court ruling that hospitals could not enforce such a ban. The final text was watered down from UTJ's proposal to let guards search patients' bags, leaving enforcement to hospital policy/signage.
Impact
Religion-state / civil-liberties conduct: Israel's Attorney General warned the bill violated "freedom from religion." A concrete instance of UTJ translating ultra-Orthodox religious observance into binding state law over secular objection.
Parties involved
Sources
- official www.loc.gov
- www.loc.gov
- www.timesofisrael.com
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APA 7Institutional author
Knesset. (2023). "Chametz Law" — Amendment authorizing hospitals to bar leavened bread on Passover [Legislation]. https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2023-04-05/israel-knesset-adopts-law-banning-leavened-bread-products-in-hospitals-during-passover/. Retrieved via Tayyar (https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/e0555727-a739-4428-b7d8-278ed4413dbe) on July 27, 2026.
Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals
Knesset. 2023. “"Chametz Law" — Amendment authorizing hospitals to bar leavened bread on Passover.” Legislation. https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2023-04-05/israel-knesset-adopts-law-banning-leavened-bread-products-in-hospitals-during-passover/. Retrieved via Tayyar, July 27, 2026.
BibTeXLaTeX / Zotero / reference managers
@misc{tayyar-bill-e0555727-a739-4428-b7d8-278ed4413dbe,
title = {{"Chametz Law" — Amendment authorizing hospitals to bar leavened bread on Passover}},
author = {{Knesset}},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-03-27},
type = {Legislation},
url = {https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2023-04-05/israel-knesset-adopts-law-banning-leavened-bread-products-in-hospitals-during-passover/},
urldate = {2026-07-27},
note = {Retrieved via Tayyar (https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/e0555727-a739-4428-b7d8-278ed4413dbe) on July 27, 2026}
}