The IDF soldier outfit is one of the most popular Purim costumes among haredi kids
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Rabbis ban IDF soldier Purim costume
Amid battle against draft law, parents of students in Jerusalem's Talmud Torah schools ordered not to dress their children up as soldiers this year.
Schools for Torah study in Jerusalem are banning children from dressing up as IDF soldiers during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim.
The young students' parents received a letter from the educational institutions' principals this week,
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The schools' principals included the list of rabbis they consulted before sending the letter.
Israel's ultra-Orthodox sector is currently engaged in a battle against a proposed military enlistment law, which aims to make the haredi community part of the country's compulsory draft.
The IDF soldier outfit is known as one of the most popular Purim costumes among haredi children in Jerusalem.
