tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4744027363920646896..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Interesting Psak by Rav Cherlow: Committing to Sherut Leumi - setting rules for societyRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-85028653042417030832008-07-07T12:16:00.000+03:002008-07-07T12:16:00.000+03:00me too. I thought the norm was one year, and some ...me too. I thought the norm was one year, and some people signed up for an extra year. But he says that is the norm, or what they encourage, so maybe things have changed.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-57136132320505979492008-07-07T12:10:00.000+03:002008-07-07T12:10:00.000+03:00I'm not at all sure I want my daughters to serve f...I'm not at all sure I want my daughters to serve for two years. This is the first time I have heard the "norm" to be for two years, even though in theory the secular girls do (but I wonder how many really do it). Then they go on to study for several years (interesting that that wasn't mentioned). And the boys are in hesder for 5 years before they start studying--and they are all expected to marry young. It's a bizarre system. They have kids and both parents are studying and at least one is working. I heard that many rabbis are advising couples to use birth control for the first year of marriage and space children at least three years apart, based on problems that they have seen.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.com