As the coalition teeters on the brink of collapse over the failure to legislate a Chareidi draft law, Education Minister Yoav Kisch on Tuesday morning announced his intention to expand the Chareidi hesder system with the approval of a new Chareidi hesder track. The goal is to integrate 3,000 Chareidim into hesder yeshivos by 2030. The plan is not expected to be supported by the Chareidi MKs or mainstream Chareidi Rabbanim. The move seeks to establish a new infrastructure for the integration of Chareidim into military service, which, according to the Ministry of Education, will be done “out of choice and out of a deep commitment to national partnership.” According to the data presented by the ministry, there are currently 10 Chareidi Hesder yeshivos, with about 800 students.
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