Religious Soldier

Incoming IDF Chief of Staff

'Judaism should be equal for every soldier in the Jewish army'

Herzi Halevi leads a religious lifestyle. On the Hesder program: 'I think it's an outstanding program', thinks it should be extended

Religious soldiers walk out after women sing in IDF ceremony

Despite promises to the contrary, IDF's Combat Engineering Corps features female singers at official ceremony. Hesder soldiers walk out.

Trans 'man' placed in men's barracks

Biologically female soldier given own room, bathroom in men's barracks, creating uncomfortable situation for religious soldiers.

Women in combat units:

'Gender equality is important but not inviolable' says Kahana

IDF is about to "conduct an experiment" in elite 669 Unit, says Kahana. "Is that justified?"

Tzalash: Saving spiritual lives in the IDF

"Someone who observes the commandments will be a better soldier because of it," says Rabbi Peretz Einhorn.

'250 percent increase in complaints by religious soldiers'

Reserve Rabbi's Forum member Rabbi Aviad Gadot responds to report by Soldier's Complaints Commissioner: 'An alarming trend.'

Record number of female religious soldiers

Defense Ministry reveals 15% increase in religious women enlisting in IDF through midrashot program.

IDF will work to crack down on 'religious gender segregation'

After 30 religious troops turned their back on parachuting instructor, manpower chief meets with radical feminist lobby, promises 'changes'.

Organization presents troubling results of mixed service

Knesset committee discusses religious female soldiers, 'Chotam' organization brings statistics on sexual harassment.

IDF standing orders affecting religious soldiers to be updated

New standing orders, drafted over 5 years, will deal with mixed-gender service, expected to discriminate between officers and soldiers.

Shameful: Hamas Retweets Hareidi Anti-IDF 'Pig' Cartoon

Posters portraying religious soldiers as pigs drawn up by Jewish anti-Zionists - and happily endorsed by their Islamist counterparts.

Hareidi Extremists Show IDF Soldiers as Pigs in Poster Campaign

Just days after Yom Kippur less than two months after Gaza war, hareidi extremists relaunch anti-IDF incitement.