Regarding essmeir’s point, I believe it may be a bit naive. The whole reason the supreme court struck down the yeshiva exemption is because of separation of church and state. They think (incorrectly) that it is unfair to exempt someone on religious grounds from army service, and all citizens have to be treated equally. If so, then if the government would chas”v succeed with drafting the charedim, hesder would be next. How is it fair to allow hesder students to serve 1.5 years instead of 3 simply because they are in yeshiva? Isn’t that a lack of seperation of church and state?
So Mr. Hesder, be happy that we’re fighting this battle for you, because they’re coming for you next.
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