Reply To: Million Man Atzeres

DY: Agree and disagree. I agree that it is the government policies, but disagree that it is the difficulty. It was the ease of learning full time and going on government funding in the 90’s & 00’s (promoted by Charaidi parties with a helping hand from others) that started the society on this path.

Before then many if not most “Charaidim” (as defined today) would have joined the army. More importantly, it was an acceptable path anywhere outside of the NK types. Now it isn’t, and that will be very hard to change, even if they are allowed to work. Who will be the first to have their daughter stigmatized by having a working father? Who will allow their son to marry such a girl?

(This is why I disagree with Yesh (or Ain) Atid as well. They are working off of bad assumptions so they push the draft. What is more important? Sitting in jail (while you will just learn there like you did outside) or marrying off your daughters?)