Israeli Traffic Court Says Hebrew Birthday Can Count

Arutz Sheva reported last week on an interesting Traffic Court decision in the Israeli city of Nazareth. Under Israeli law, drivers under the age of 21 may carry no more than two passengers. Chaim Frankel was stopped for a random check and charged with violating this law because he had four passengers in his car. In court, Frankel defended on the ground that he was already 21 years old according to the date on the Hebrew calendar. The court agreed. All government communications and documents in Israel use both the Hebrew and Gregorian dates. [Thanks to Religion and State In Israel for the lead.]