It’s been over two years of war, with nearly a thousand soldiers killed, over twenty thousand injured, a new realization that Israel needs a much larger army than previously assumed, a crushing burden on reservists that has destroyed careers and health and families, announcements that reserve duty will permanently go up to a minimum of over two months annually, and still a desperate IDF manpower shortage. Meanwhile, there are 80,000 charedim of draft age who are either learning in yeshiva, worki...
Published on November 27, 2025 11:57