Women enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces will now have a new department available in which they can fulfill their years of service: army kashrus.
For the first time, women will be able to fill positions as kosher food supervisors at IDF bases, according to Galei Tzahal on Thursday.
The first group of applicants is expected to be put into position in two weeks.
The decision to go ahead with the plan was given by head of the Personnel Directorate, Maj. Gen.l Moti Almoz, 14 years after the IDF initially decided to open the department to female soldiers.
The military rabbinate had put the brakes on the move, but the Personnel Directorate has now ordered the military rabbinate to implement the decision and enlist recruits.
The female supervisors will undergo a special military kashrus course for two-and-a-half weeks before taking up positions in kitchens and food-preparation facilities in numerous army units. JNS.ORG
{Matzav.com Israel}
Just curious if these supervisors are required to be religious.
my uncle who is completely secular was a masghiach on Pesach. Even he was laughing the whole time at how ridiculous … – hwvr this was a long time ago
oh really? women back in the kitchen? where are the feminists when one needs them?
Secular Jews have no chezkas kashrus and can therefore not supervise the kashrus. Religious Jews (if there are any in that army) MUST refrain from eating under such “hashgachah”.