Reply To: An Open Letter from R� Shteinman Shlita Regarding IDF Draft

I suppose he is talking to Israelis, and I’m not familiar with what they do. But I don’t think that is the case in american yeshivos and kollelim.

Agreed. If this is the case (and the Gadol Hador says it is), it is an Israeli Phenomenon. I could speculate why (the quality of learner is poorer, they are only learning to be Yotze, etc.) but that would be pure speculation w/o facts.