Israel – IDF: Charedim Interested In Mixing Service, Study

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    Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash90Israel – Brig.-Gen. Gadi Agmon of the IDF’s manpower directorate presented proposals to the Keshev committee for combined IDF service and Torah study that are similar in style to the hesder program for national-religious men. Hesder recruits typically study Torah for three and a half years and serve in the IDF for 18 months.

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    Committee chairman Yohanan Plesner stated during the hearing that leaders within the haredi (ultra- Orthodox) community had expressed support to him for IDF tracks along these lines, and that there was demand for them within haredi yeshivot.

    Vice Premier Shaul Mofaz was also in attendance at Sunday’s Keshev committee hearing, and said that the enlistment of more manpower from the ultra-Orthodox sector would save the army a great deal of money because for every enlisted battalion established, 18 to 19 reserve battalions can be stood down.

    Mofaz added that the state should provide greater reward for those who serve in IDF combat units and do reserve duty, including tax credits and state support for educational and business purposes.

    “What we are talking about [in this committee] is the formulation of a new social contract that will strengthen the social and national strength of Israel,” Mofaz said during the hearing.

    “A great responsibility rests with you – you have the full authority and backing to get to the correct and proper result… the principle of equality [in the share of the military burden] and one law for everybody.”

    Content is provided courtesy of the Jerusalem Post


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    eigner
    eigner
    11 years ago

    It’s time they stop pretending they want the Chariedim.
    They’ve proven in the past that theyre not willing to budge 1 iota to accommodate them.

    savtat
    savtat
    11 years ago

    The 21st century challenge for us is to unite! It is well known that within the military – all differences take a back seat to the goal of protecting the country. My fervent wish is that Chareidi groups serve and bond with all the other groups – who knows, it could be a huge kiruv opportunity. The post military bond is so strong – that later, when people go into business, they are united – they work together, they promote each other’s businesses, they brainstorm together. You can read “Start Up Nation” – it reveals that when tech companies come to the US, they promote not only their own companies – THEY PROMOTE ALL ISRAELI COMPANIES!!! That is really impressive.

    I am at the point where – if you want to build a bridge between Jews, I’ll help you. I’ll donate. If you want to tear Jews apart from each other, don’t come knocking on my door!

    11 years ago

    i think everyone has to remeber that the problem is on both sides the israeli / secular society has show quite a few times that they have issues when it comes to trust and accepting of religious society and the charedim have done just the same thing i dont think anyone can pretend its only a one sided issue and until the charedi leader actually sit down and talk with the secular leaders and both sides acknowledge the hurt they did to each other it will be really hard to get either side to budge on any issue let alone an issue as sensative as army serivce.