Akuperma refers to a “law prohibiting Jews from working unless they complete army service.” There’s no such thing. Anyone with a legal exemption (on medical grounds, for being an Arab, for being a frum woman on her say-so, for being deemed unsuitable for service, etc.) is free to work, learn, and anything else. In contrast, those who declare “torato umanuto” are given deferments, making them de jure soldiers on something like extended leave. This and only this is why they cannot work.
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