While national focus surrounding the High Court of Justice ruling earlier in the week declaring the Tal Law illegal is on the chareidi tzibur, the court in its wisdom delivered a blow to two sectors, the chareidim and the dati leumi torani community as well. In essence, the Tal Law gives the legal framework for the thousands of hesder soldiers serving in the IDF and learning in hesder yeshivot. Therefore, outgoing court president, Justice Dorit Beinish has managed to end her career in a most fitting way, attacking torah on every level possible, in line with the rulings during her tenure on the bench.

Paragraph 9 of the Tal Law addresses the hesder framework, permitting them to learn and serve in the IDF, providing the legal framework for what today comprises the hesder yeshiva service, 60 months during which 18 months are dedicated to military service. The remainder is spent in beis medrash.

The founding fathers of the Tal Law, which was passed a decade ago, incorporated the legalities addressing hesder in the same law, so when the court declared Tal illegal, it wiped out the hesder yeshivot as well.

Speaking to Kol Chai Radio on Thursday afternoon, HaRav Elyakim Levanon Shlita, who is the chief rabbi of Shomron, mora d’asra of Elon Moreh and rosh yeshiva of the community’s hesder yeshiva, explained the nation is divided into sectors and without a doubt, the court’s decision targeted two sectors. He explained that if one wishes to implement change, the sides need to meet and reach agreement and this ruling simply represents the court’s “grating” on two of the sectors, or put colloquially, ‘being in their face’.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)