Discrimination against Israeli Charedi girls of eastern origin at seminaries and schools of independent education, which is manifested in many not being accepted into schools, triggered an unprecedented attack Sunday on the part of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s son.

He was featured on a Charedi radio station, (Kol Haemet) – and urged an appeal to civil courts on the matter. “A terrible situation has been created whereby those heading the schools and seminars are defying the Torah Greats and are doing as they please,” Rabbi Yosef said.

“I hereby rule that there is nothing wrong with taking such cases to legal proceedings, since they don’t adhere to the Halacha or Torah, and so it is best to turn to the court and any entity in order to stop the shame,�? he continued.

The Charedi community doesn’t normally turn to civil proceedings, but instead relies on Beis Din that make rulings based on the Torah. For this reason, Rabbi Yosef’s announcement was considered a rare and ground breaking step.

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