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IDF Opens First Military Ballot Box at Haredi Yeshiva

A military polling station was opened for the first time at the Derech Chaim Yeshiva, a haredi institution, on Tuesday. Over 160 students in the Hesder program, which combines military service with religious studies, can now vote on-site without disrupting their studies.

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  1. 01A military polling station opened for the first time at the Derech Chaim Yeshiva on Tuesday.
  2. 02The yeshiva hosts over 160 students in the Hesder program, combining military service and Torah study.
  3. 03Students can now vote on-site without interrupting their religious studies or daily routines.
  4. 04The yeshiva met the minimum student requirement to host a ballot box after its expansion.
  5. 05This arrangement prevents the need to suspend classes for voting, unlike at some other yeshivas.

This development became possible after the yeshiva expanded and met the minimum student requirement for hosting a ballot box.

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