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הצהרת המחזור החמישי של חטיבת חשמונאים
Haredi brigade marks its largest class yet
IDF’s ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade holds declaration ceremony for 97 soldiers; 'At first, it was hard for my family to accept my desire to enlist, but it was a process, and slowly they got used to it,' says one recruit
Shilo Freid | 06.10.26
הלוחמים החדשים שמתגייסים לחטיבת החשמונאים
Haredi IDF enlistment continues to fall short as army faces manpower crisis
IDF prepared for larger numbers on the day of recruitment for the adapted Haredi tracks, but even fewer than those who registered arrived; 'You are students of Torah, and soon you will be armed with a sword'
Shilo Freid | 05.03.26
מימין: סמל י', סמל מ' וסמל א', ברצועת עזה
IDF recruits ultra-Orthodox soldiers for expanding combat tracks
Military says Haredi recruits can advance into command and officer roles adapted to their lifestyle, as the Hasmonean Brigade, Netzah Yehuda Battalion and Hetz paratroopers company continue combat operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank
Shilo Freid | 05.03.26
לוחמים חרדים באזור גבול הצפון
Haredi Hasmonean Brigade soldiers balance Torah study and combat in Lebanon
Haredi soldiers in the IDF’s Hasmonean Brigade face their first combat in southern Lebanon, balancing training and Torah study; 'You learn a page of Gemara, then go on guard duty,' a fighter says
Shilo Freid | 03.17.26
הרמטכ"ל אייל זמיר רוקד עם עם חיילים מיחידת החשמונאים
IDF chief lights Hanukkah candles, dances with Haredi brigade: ‘modern day Maccabees’
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir praised troops from the IDF’s Haredi Hasmonean Brigade, saying they prove combat service can be combined with a Haredi lifestyle as the military seeks to expand ultra-Orthodox enlistment amid growing manpower needs
Shilo Freid | 12.21.25
עו"ד יששכר דב אינדיג ובניו הלוחמים
Father of two Haredi brigade IDF soldiers: 'only rabbinic consensus can advance draft bill'
Former Slobodka yeshiva student joins Hasmonean Brigade after his brother; their father says forced enlistment will fail and any law must be shaped with senior rabbis
Shilo Freid | 12.16.25
טקס סיום קורס מ"כים ראשון בחטיבת החשמונאים
Fighting terror and studying Torah: IDF launches elite Haredi commando unit
One year after founding the Hasmonean Brigade, military sets up Haredi reconnaissance unit led by elite veterans; recruits will train in advanced combat while maintaining a religious lifestyle with Torah study, prayers and strict cultural norms
Shilo Freid | 12.09.25
טקס הצהרה של חטיבת חשמונאים
‘My yeshiva friends don’t know I enlisted’: Inside Haredi Hasmonean Brigade declaration event
Dozens of recruits from elite yeshivas marked their completion of basic training with a religiously adapted declaration ceremony featuring separation, prayers and songs, expressing hope more Haredi youth will join
Shilo Freid | 11.23.25
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