Likud: Peculiar that the High Court is forcing ultra-Orthodox conscription • Ruling also calls to freeze funding of yeshivas who do not comply
Following the High Court's decision, the rabbis, many affiliated with the current governing coalition, seek to raise $116 million to fund yeshiva students who do not enlist in the IDF.
Israel should create a military environment in which it is possible to study and maintain a haredi identity.
The Sephardi chief rabbi complained about hesder yeshiva leaders who had criticized his comments about the IDF.
Matisyahu's comeback at Jerusalem's Zappa Club drew a diverse crowd. Despite tour cancellations, his performance celebrated Jewish heritage, evoking emotion and leaving fans uplifted.
The court’s ruling should serve as a catalyst for meaningful dialogue and engagement on the issue of military service instead of pathetic threats of emigration and political discord.
"We must not, God forbid, take them [the haredi Yeshiva students who do not study Torah all day to the army because they also pray and they also study,” the Rabbi said.
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