Eighty-five new recruits were inducted this week into the Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) combat unit known as ?the Haredi Nachal?. They are the fifth class to be inducted into the unit, which has been considered a tremendous success. Thus far, two companies of soldiers have enlisted in the unit and, according to Israel Radio, it has just had a regimental commander assigned to it. Several of the Ultra-Orthodox soldiers are currently participating in officer courses. Israel Radio also reported that the unit will be sent to replace reserve soldiers stationed in the Jordan Valley.
The ?Haredi Nachal? was meant to solve the problem of ultra-Orthodox youth who could not find their place in the yeshiva world, with its full-time regimen of Torah learning. The unique unit allows for the strictest of religious observances and traditions, time for some Torah studies and lectures and Rabbinical advisors in constant contact with the recruits. Since its inception, the number of Haredi men enlisting in the unit has steadily increased, until its current regimental size.
The ?Haredi Nachal? was meant to solve the problem of ultra-Orthodox youth who could not find their place in the yeshiva world, with its full-time regimen of Torah learning. The unique unit allows for the strictest of religious observances and traditions, time for some Torah studies and lectures and Rabbinical advisors in constant contact with the recruits. Since its inception, the number of Haredi men enlisting in the unit has steadily increased, until its current regimental size.