170 Chareidi Soldiers Sworn In To IDF

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idf-chareidi-2As thousands protested at various cities across Israel against a government bill that may bring to their draft into the IDF, 170 soldiers of the Netzach Yehuda Battalion were sworn in on Thursday.

Hundreds of family members from Yerushalayim went to show support for the soldiers at the swearing-in ceremony.

Rabbi Yitzchak Bar-Chaim of the Nachal Chareidi Foundation, who accompanied the soldiers throughout their training, said: “These two contradicting events, the protests and the swearing-in ceremony, emphasize what we and the IDF command have been saying for a year: if the draft of the Ultra-Orthodox becomes a religious war no charedi will enlist, and there will be protests. If there is cooperation, dialogue, and a mutual construction of the suitable systems we will witness an enlistment on a large scale of Ultra-Orthodox youth who are not suitable to sit and learn, as we have seen today.”

idf-chareidi-1A military report concerning a commander’s course in which 11 of the 95 participants were from the Nachal Charedi stated: “From the outset of the course, the soldiers of the Nachal Charedi made a positive impression, performing as high caliber infantrymen, showing serious participation in coursework, and conducting themselves in a serious manner. They got along well with the rest of the soldiers in the group, and adjusted well socially with the general public at the base. They conducted themselves according to halachah and gave reinforcement to other observant soldiers in the larger group of participants.”

Over the past year, a sharp rise was recorded in the number of the brigade’s enlisting soldiers. 286 soldiers enlisted to the unit in November, a 70% increase compared to the previous November. In annual totals, 754 soldiers enlisted for the battalion, a 50% rise from 2012. Nachal Chareidi has won several prizes in recent months. It won the IDF Department of Technology and Logistics’ Award in November, and a month later made IDF history by winning the Chief of Staff’s Prize for the first time.

The purpose of the Netzach Yehuda Battalion is ostensibly to allow religious Israelis to serve in the IDF in an atmosphere conducive to their religious convictions within a framework that is halachically observant.

Tazpit News Agency

{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}

12 COMMENTS

  1. I wish these men much hatzlacha and thank them for becoming true members of klall yisroel. There is a special place in my heart for those who will sacrifice their lives so that we can live as free men in eretz yisroel.
    Gentlemen my hat is off to you.

  2. Moderator- i was wishing the chayalim well and giving them a bracha. How could you not post that comment?

    Youd think that you were chas veshalom politically motivated!!

  3. Keep in mind that observant soldiers, even Nachal Chareidi soldiers, are not necessarily Chareidim. In fact about 95% of them are not. From these 170 soldiers, probably less than 10 are Chareidi soldiers. So after all these protests really do prevent thousands from joining.

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