Rosner’s Domain | The Fairy Tales of Haredi Exemption
The Israeli government wishes to lower the age of exemption from military service for ultra-Orthodox men.
Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli columnist, editor, and researcher. He is the editor of the research and data-journalism website themadad.com, and is the political editor of the Jewish Journal.
The Israeli government wishes to lower the age of exemption from military service for ultra-Orthodox men.
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