Forward, June 2nd, 2000
Heilman, Samuel Forward 06-02-2000 Subsidizing the Yeshivas
In the Knesset and in the public square, Israelis are debating the legitimacy of continuing to allow fervently Orthodox men, and in particular those who are enrolled full time in a yeshiva, to be exempted from serving in the military. The standard argument for this exemption, and for subsidizing yeshiva study, has been that by remaining in the yeshivas these men provide a moral defense for the Jewish nation. It is said that their willingness to devote themselves to the study of Torah ensures the Jewish future no less (and even more...
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