A step towards a healthier tomorrow for frum ministers, MKs and parliamentary aides as the Knesset has designated separate hours for the in-house gym.

MK (Ichud HaLeumi) Dr. Michael Ben-Ari made an official request, explaining he and his aide, Itamar Ben-Gavir wish to utilize the facility but cannot workout with women present. His request was received and accommodated, albeit only a token gesture. The response is not overwhelming, but a beginning, permitting two hours of separate time weekly.

Ben-Ari added a healthy body is the key to a healthy soul, adding the Knesset is a pressure cooker and a workout is a necessity, “like taking a breath”. He added the separate hours arrangement sends a clear message, that such an accommodation is not an act of benevolence, but one’s right under the law.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)