tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4416856044126963725..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Rav Chaim Kanievsky service in the army story resurfacesRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-5801999057548100392013-12-25T13:25:45.564+02:002013-12-25T13:25:45.564+02:00What's so hard to understand? Davka, because t...What's so hard to understand? Davka, because the Rav and thousands of other Haredim also served in the army, they know what goes on there and do not want their children to get drafted. There are also thousands of Haredi businessmen who also are putting their kids through yeshiva and not university.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-23504052247328171442013-12-24T22:18:24.293+02:002013-12-24T22:18:24.293+02:00There were many who were chareidi in the machtarot...There were many who were chareidi in the machtarot, Etzel and Lechi during the war for Independence and prior to it. Then Jews in the Holy Land saw things more simply. It was survival and they were idealists. Chareidim worked and fought together with other Jews. Learning was for spare time.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.com