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Top Rabbis Issue Stern Warning Against Military Tracks for Haredim
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By משה ויסברג
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
Prominent Haredi rabbis have issued a decree warning against specific military programs for ultra-Orthodox men, citing concerns about altering their community's religious identity. The rabbis urged a complete boycott of these tracks, framing it as a defense of traditional religious values.
- 01Top Haredi rabbis issued a decree against military programs for ultra-Orthodox men.
- 02The rabbis warned these programs aim to change the Haredi community's spirit.
- 03They urged a complete boycott of the 'Koded' and 'Ma'alot Tzur' tracks.
- 04The decree frames the issue as a defense of Torah study and religious tradition.
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