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Likud rebel demands changes to ‘toothless’ ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill

Dan Illouz pans fellow party member Bismuth's suggestion for regulating community's enlistment, says he can't support legislation in its current form ...
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IDF faces manpower crisis as fewer soldiers keen on military career, new data shows

Internal surveys show sharp drop in officers, NCOs who plan to remain in IDF, as army grapples with major personnel shortages ...
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‘Collection of toothless threats’: Likud MK demands changes to proposed Haredi conscription bill

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Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t change enlistment, IDI expert tells 'Post'

An Israel Democracy Institute expert warns that MK Boaz Bismuth’s haredi draft offers no real enforcement and will not improve enlistment rates.

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership — even without traditional ordination

For decades, liberal denominations have permitted women to be ordained. Orthodox Judaism, however, has largely prohibited it. Yet attitudes toward women’s study of rabbinic texts are changing.