Reply To: The Killing of Nahal Haredi Soldiers and the Anti Draft Protests

AviK “MrSarah, why can’t they do their service in DF battei midrash, give shiurim to soldiers, etc.?”

You can. In fact, only one third of soldiers are combat soldiers.

BTW — as i have said previously — i am not even against the deferrals/ or the other p’turim. If that is the deal that is made with the government so be it. (This whole system is not only the doing of the charedi parties but it is also — if not mostly the doing of the larger parties who wanted coalitions). As you know — i have a heightened sensitivity to this. My son — albeit by choice — was on the front lines. He learned 2 years in Yeshiva in israel and then chose to serve in a combat unit. I was upset that at the time funerals were going on — there were protests against the army. While i dont know what form ha’karat hatov should be in for those who risk their lives — i believe there should be hakrat ha tov. (For example, i thought that the Charedi leadership should have publically and clearly denounced anyone who attacked verbally or otherwise a soldier. I am not aware such was done — even if they believe such acts are wrong. And, it does not only happen in Meah Shearim) .