Yeshiva students

Leading haredi rabbi in Israel: Say no to national service

The senior rabbi of the Lithuanian haredi Orthodox, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, said yeshiva students should not agree to enlist in National Service.

By Marcy Oster December 11, 2012 12:13 pm

Israeli Cabinet approves temporary draft exemption for yeshiva students

Israel’s Cabinet approved a temporary exemption for haredi Orthodox yeshiva students from the military draft.

December 9, 2012 4:01 pm

Yishai: Tal Law will have to be extended

Israel’s Tal Law, which allows yeshiva students to delay their military service, will have to be extended despite being declared unconstitutional, Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai said.

February 23, 2012 2:53 pm

Israel’s Supreme Court finds Tal Law unconstitutional

By Marcy Oster February 21, 2012 7:18 pm

Controversy grows in Israel over extension of Tal Law granting haredim army exemptions

By Linda Gradstein January 31, 2012 3:30 pm

Bibi bypassing Cabinet on extending yeshiva students’ military service law

By Marcy Oster January 26, 2012 3:49 pm

Bibi tables talk on extending law delaying military service

By Marcy Oster January 18, 2012 4:22 pm

Thousands of Israeli yeshiva students to lose state grants

By Marcy Oster June 14, 2010 5:20 pm

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