Head of neurology at Soroka Medical Center posts photo of himself bringing non-kosher for Passover food into workplace in defiance of government policy, saying 'madness must stop'

Responding to petition filed after pregnant woman's cookies taken by hospital guard, ministry tells High Court new law only allows hospital staff to inform guests of rules at gates

Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren on the ministers of defense and national security; health and science reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on hospital hametz, green tea and BRCA1 research

Laniado guards in Netanya said to prevent entry over wafers, days before Passover start; hospitals look to balance compliance with longstanding respect for all religious practices

Opposition leader Lapid warns legislation will only push more secular people to flout holiday tradition

Legislation would give hospital directors the power to ban leavened products from their institutions during the week-long holiday

Softened version of ultra-Orthodox-led bill lets hospitals forbid leavened products, but does not explicitly permit enforcement

Legislation's authors note proposal doesn't include enforcement measures, as opposition lawmakers denounce so-called hametz law as an assault on civil liberties

Constitution committee will hold back-to-back hearings ahead of likely final votes next week, while bills to help PM and Shas chief with legal problems will also be advanced

Legislation gives flexibility to hospital administrators to set kosher-for-Passover rules; 2020 High Court order blocked hospitals from checking visitors' bags for hametz