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Supreme Court Justice Itzhak Amit Responds to Lawyer Wearing Tefillin in Court
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 2 hours ago
What happened
Attorney Michael Foua wore tefillin to a Supreme Court hearing, prompting Justice Itzhak Amit to commend his view of the court as sacred, while Deputy President Noam Sohlberg noted it was unusual today.
- 01Attorney Michael Foua attended a Supreme Court hearing wearing tefillin.
- 02Deputy President Noam Sohlberg said such religious display is uncommon nowadays.
- 03Supreme Court President Itzhak Amit praised Foua for seeing the court as a sacred place.
- 04Foua clarified he did not intend to imply the court is holy.
- 05The exchange occurred during a Wednesday session at the Israeli Supreme Court.
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