Women who come to Israel to volunteer in national service now have a support program About 150 young women come to Israel yearly without their families to perform national service, joining the 14,000 Israelis who participate. By Marcy Oster May 12, 2019 8:00 am
Religious girls protest pressure to join Israeli army The Education Ministry wants to fund groups that guide religious women into the military rather than perform national service. February 13, 2018 1:08 pm
Sephardi chief rabbi: Women can do the laundry in the army, not serve in combat Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said that if Jews in Israel followed the Torah, "many [military] tragedies would be averted.” December 11, 2016 4:30 pm
Israeli Cabinet approves temporary draft exemption for yeshiva students By Marcy Oster December 9, 2012 4:01 pm