Torah Dome: Why Don't the Haredim Serve in the IDF? (Re-release)

Unpacking Israeli History

Unpacked

Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Unpacking Israeli History is coming to Chicago on June 8 for its first ever LIVE event! Buy Your Tickets Now DISCOUNT: Get 20% off your tickets using the discount code UIHCHI. NB: Click "Unlock" and enter the discount code before selecting your tickets. This week, host Noam Weissman revisits one of Israel’s most explosive debates, why don’t most Haredim—often referred to as the ultra-Orthodox—serve in the IDF? As Israel endures one of the longest wars in its history, this deeply divisive question has returned to the forefront. Noam first tackled the issue in Season 3 and now it has been reignited by the ongoing war that has touched nearly every family in the country. This episode unpacks the roots of the draft exemption granted to yeshiva students by David Ben Gurion, the philosophy behind the "Torah Dome," and the fierce cultural battle between Haredi and non-Haredi Israelis. Please get in touch at noam@unpacked.media. This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media. ------------------- For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: ⁠⁠Jewish History Nerds⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Soulful Jewish Living⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Stars of David with Elon Gold ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Wondering Jews

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, Noam here. In case you missed it, unpacking Israeli history is coming to Chicago on June 8th for our first ever live show.
0:07.4	And I am so thrilled to finally announce our very special guests. And it is Dr. Michael Oren, bestselling author, historian and politician.
0:17.9	And his book on the Six Day War in 1967 was so important.
0:22.8	It has inspired me. It has educated in me. I have learned so much from it. And I'm so excited
0:27.2	to talk to him about that book and about Israeli history in general. We will be
0:31.9	unpacking some of the most pressing questions around Israeli history, around Israeli identity and the future
0:39.3	together on stage live. Tell your friends, tell your family, tell everyone you know, I want to see
0:45.7	you all there. Grab your tickets now with the link in the show notes or just go straight to
0:50.1	Ticketmaster.com. Just search unpacking Israeli history.
0:56.1	And if you use the discount code,
0:58.8	U-I-H-C-H-C-H-I,
1:01.4	you can get 20% off your tickets.
1:02.3	I'll say it one more time.
1:03.9	Use the coupon code,
1:06.5	U-I-H-C-H-C-I.
1:07.8	And if you're not in Chicago,
1:08.8	don't you worry.
1:09.5	We got you.
1:14.5	We're visiting a few other cities this year, so stay tuned. Chicago, Yala. Let's do this.
1:30.0	I'm recording this in May 2025. As of this recording, Israel has been at war for almost 20 months since the weeks after the worst day of so many of our lives, 10-7, or as Israelis call it, 7-10.
1:35.5	In these last 20 months, hundreds of thousands of Israel reservists have left their homes,
1:38.6	left their families for months at a time to serve their country. They have come back from vacations, put off grad school, left their families abroad,
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