![]() Preschools, daycares, and hesder yeshivas to close due to coronavirus concernsPM Netanyahu announces: Preschools and daycares to close. DM Bennett orders hesder yeshivas, yeshiva dorms, to close as well![]() Mixed-gender service? We won't be able to perform reserve dutyA fourth battalion will now also incorporate mixed-gender service, leaving only one battalion out of five single-gender.![]() Torah is our ‘nuclear reactor’Some thousand participants gather in Jerusalem at an event in honor of the completion of the Talmud Bavli (Babylonian Talmud).![]() Crossing Sea of Galilee for hesder yeshivasEarly morning Kinneret crossing by Bnei Akiva Yeshivot Center and students; 12-year-old takes first place.![]() 'Smotrich goes mixed swimming?'In preparation for Kinneret crossing led by hesder yeshivas, MK called for reprimand after admitting he does mixed swimming.![]() 'Today it's much harder to be a Torah scholar'Yeshivat Torah in Zion head explains purpose of fund - raising the next generation of Torah scholars in religious Zionism.![]() 'Hotovely is brave, she attacked no one and hurt no one'Sderot Hesder Yeshiva dean says critics of Deputy FM Hotovely 'only want to censure the government.'![]() Ethiopian community's new rabbi is hesder yeshiva graduateChief Ethiopian Jewish rabbi retires, new rabbi learned in Religious Zionist yeshivas and published over ten books.![]() 'End the plots and the incitement'Defense Minister calls reports of closing of pre-military yeshiva 'incitement' and an attempt to score political points at IDF's expense.![]() Will religious soldiers be forced to shave?Outrage over new IDF orders, as hundreds of religious-Zionist soldiers say they will go to jail rather than violate religious convictions.![]() Number of Hesder Yeshiva Students Up 5%Hesder Yeshiva Association head Rabbi Karov says there's no surprise that combined army-Torah study track gaining popularity.![]() IDF Recruits Enlist 'To Prove The Hesder Way'Hundreds of Hesder yeshiva students enlist to IDF this week, amid talk of changing and lengthening army service in the five-year program.![]() Shaked Committee Frozen Over Hesder Yeshiva FiascoPrime Minister freezes Shaked Committee vote on sanctions for draft-dodging after controversy erupts over length of Hesder service.![]() Rabbi: MK Stern Deliberately Lying about YeshivasHesder yeshiva rabbi outraged by Hatnua MK’s claims. ‘He knows he’s twisting the truth.’![]() MK Stern Explains Views, Fights Fire with FireIn an interview with Arutz 7, MK Eliezer Stern discusses the Conversion law, hesder yeshivas, and Religious Zionism![]() Zionist Yeshivas Angry with BennettZionist yeshivas absorbed a 40% budget cut and warned they will soon be unable to pay salaries.![]() Bennett: I Won't Let Peretz Damage Hesder YeshivasEconomics Minister Naftali Bennett said that he would not allow Hesder yeshivas to be damaged by proposed changes in requirements![]() Official: Hareidim, Dati Le'umi Suffer TogetherThe budget cuts proposed by the government are decimating all yeshivas, a top Hesder Yeshiva official said![]() Zionist Yeshivas Fear 'Collapse of Torah World'Hesder and other Zionist yeshivas say budget cuts do not differentiate between them and non-Zionist yeshivas.![]() IDF to Cancel Draft Notices for Hesder StudentsDraft notices that were sent to students in their first year of Hesder yeshiva will be cancelled, IDF officials say.![]() Soldier Killed Terrorist before He Was ShotHesder yeshiva student-soldier Netanel Yahalomi killed one terrorist and fired another 23 bullets until he was shot dead.![]() IDF Bases Get 'Special Forces’ for Holiday PrayersIDF bases are being beefed up with “Special Forces” of yeshiva students who will blow the shofar and help lead High Holiday prayers.![]() 85% of Hesder Recruits – in Combat UnitsAugust recruitment cycle will include 450 Hesder students, with huge majority headed for combat.![]() Zionist Yeshivas Won’t be Affected by Tal Law EndMinisterial committee approved bill regulating Zionist yeshiva students' army service, despite Shas opposition.![]() Will Tal Law's Demise Hurt Hesder Yeshivas?Thousands of hesder yeshiva students could lose their legal status unless a solution is found.![]() Video in Memory of Victim of Terror at YeshivaA video recalls the life and heroic death of one of four yeshiva students murdered by terrorists in the southern Hevron Hills in 2002.![]() Orlev: I will not support the Tal LawJewish Home faction head Zevulun Orlev says the Hesder programs prove Torah study and observance are no excuse to dodge IDF service![]() Yeshiva Students' Petition: We Won’t Serve in IDF"We will not enlist, although we feel it is a right and duty to defend Israel - but the orders of the Creator are above those of man."![]() Yeshiva Students to Gantz: Let Us Keep HalakhaHesder yeshiva students send a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff, asking him to allow hareidi soldiers not to listen to women's singing.![]() Report on Religious IDF IntegrationA special IDF report claims integration of religious soldiers in the service leads to discrimination against women -- in song. |