The Plesner Committee, tasked with creating a replacement for the Tal Law, which effectively allowed haredim to dodge the draft but which was ruled unconstitutional by Israel’s High Court of Justice in February, has developed a plan for haredi army service based the Hesder Yeshiva Program used by most Zionist Orthodox youth.
The Plesner Committee, tasked with creating a replacement for the Tal Law, which effectively allowed haredim to dodge the draft but which was ruled unconstitutional by Israel’s High Court of Justice in February, has developed a plan for haredi army service based the Hesder Yeshiva Program used by most Zionist Orthodox youth.
Called Bnei Hayal, Children of the Soldier, it lets haredim study in yeshiva “until age 19 or 20” and then serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for “16 to 24 months,” Ynet reported late today.
After their IDF service, haredim will be allowed to return to full time yeshiva studies.
Haredi leaders have threatened to stage riots across the country if haredi yeshiva students are forced to serve in the army.