Dramatic Israeli Supreme Court Ruling: Ultra-Orthodox Seminary Students Must Be Drafted Panel with Dr. Shuki Friedman and Haredi Entrepreneur Yitzik Crombie

In a dramatic decision, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Ultra-Orthodox seminary students must be drafted into the army.

Dr. Shuki Friedmanand Mr. Yitzik Crombie discussed the decision and its possible implications on the political sphere and the Haredi community.

Dr. Friedman is vice president of the Jewish People Policy Institute and a senior lecturer in law at the Peres Academic Center. His areas of expertise are the relationship between religion and state; processes of religionization; secular-religious-ultra-Orthodox relations; ultra-Orthodox employment and the defense budget.

Crombie is a Haredi activist and hi-tech entrepreneur. In early 2017, he established Bizmax – an innovative business center for Haredi men in Jerusalem. The Bizmax business hub serves as a community and business center that caters to the Haredi community. The hub’s goal is to cultivate and nurture self-employed individuals, business owners, and entrepreneurs, and help them bring their businesses to the next level of success and productivity.