{"id":89109,"date":"2022-07-26T09:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T09:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/?p=89109"},"modified":"2022-08-02T08:45:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T08:45:28","slug":"guide-to-a-religious-army-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/guide-to-a-religious-army-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to a Religious Army Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a wide range of programs available for religious men and women drafting into the IDF, ensuring a religious service and acclimation to civilian life, if necessary. Read more to learn about the programs offered by the army and other private organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>HESDER\/MAHAL HESDER<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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The Hesder program combines Yeshiva study with active service in the IDF, and is a joint effort between recognized Yeshivot of the Igud Yeshivot Hahesder and the IDF. Depending on your date of Aliyah and your Age of Arrival, the program runs a total of 32-44 months. Hesder participants must complete a mandatory year in Yeshiva (Shana Aleph), followed by 6-10 additional months of learning after which they will complete 17 months active service, and finish with additional learning time.<\/p>\n

The draft dates for Hesder Yeshivot are in March and August, depending on the Yeshiva, which enable the students to enlist into a wide variety of units and jobs, according to their medical and mental profiles. Hesder students draft into a unit together and are able to live out of the Yeshiva during their service.<\/p>\n

Mahal Hesder (for those who have not yet made Aliyah) is the same as Hesder and Hesder Olim, except in regards to the length of Yeshiva time needed. Participants in Mahal Hesder cannot have spent more than 18 cumulative months in Israel and must be between the ages of 18-21. Making Aliyah during Shalat (Unpaid service time) prior to, or during, active service qualifies the soldier for a 6 month deduction on the length of the Hesder Olim program, leaving them with a 32 month service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>NETZACH YEHUDA<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Netzach Yehuda is a combat battalion in the Kfir brigade, dedicated to Haredim that want to serve in the IDF. It is a unit that helps integrate Haredim into Israeli society without compromising on their values, such as: Minyanim, Kashrut, Tzniut and Limud Torah. Soldiers in Netzach Yehuda serve with like-minded people in a comfortable environment. This unit has won various awards of excellence from the IDF and other organizations. In order to be eligible for this program, soldiers must be between the ages of 18-21 and pass the required interview after their Tzav Rishon. Placement into a specific unit is based on the soldier\u2019s medical profile from their Tzav Rishon. (THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES AN INTERVIEW PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE)<\/p>\n

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