First time in the IDF: female soldier called up
Simchat Torah practice in which all public goes up to the Torah, a female soldier was invited up to the Torah at the military base • IDF spokesman: "we clarified the procedures for the future"
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Military precedent: For the first time, a female IDF soldier went up to the Torah at a minyan held in a military training base in Haifa Navy.
Part of the minyan held in place, also attended by members of the Hesder yeshiva in the midst of combat training phase bees ships course, increased soldier count and caused uproar among the soldiers and some officers who were present. These eventually decided not to stop her aliya, having been called by the caretaker of the chapel.
Training base of the Navy in Haifa Bat Galim neighborhood where there is daily prayer also operates on Shabbos and holidays. The minyan is made up of IDF civilian employees, traditional and religious officers and soldiers serving at the base and participates in prayer.
During morning prayers on Simchat Torah the synagogue caretaker, a civil soldier, called upon a female soldier to the Torah as part of the holiday custom of all Beis Yisrael, to rise to the Torah - the Kipa website reported.
The female soldier, a graduate of one of the large and well known midrashot for religious Zionism, which participates in daily prayer in the synagogue at the base, was pleased by the order and went to the podium to make the blessing.
As mentioned, the ships fighters' course of the Hesder yeshivas was also present at the prayer. There were students of the Hesder who claimed that most authorities do not permit a woman to rise to the Torah and wanted to protest - and claimed that the problem is not a standard practice that if any increase in holiday Beth Israel Torah and that the treasurer has been called up and wrong soldier will be feeling shame in public.
Finally, as noted, the students decided not to stop the act. Multi-master or his representatives were not present, according to soldiers who attended the event.
The IDF spokesman said in response that "at the synagogue at the base soldier and civilian residents pray. During the prayer conducted by a citizen resident of the area, increased a female soldier was asked up to read from the Torah. After the event there was clarification and we sharpened procedures at the base and future events.
Part of the minyan held in place, also attended by members of the Hesder yeshiva in the midst of combat training phase bees ships course, increased soldier count and caused uproar among the soldiers and some officers who were present. These eventually decided not to stop her aliya, having been called by the caretaker of the chapel.
Training base of the Navy in Haifa Bat Galim neighborhood where there is daily prayer also operates on Shabbos and holidays. The minyan is made up of IDF civilian employees, traditional and religious officers and soldiers serving at the base and participates in prayer.
During morning prayers on Simchat Torah the synagogue caretaker, a civil soldier, called upon a female soldier to the Torah as part of the holiday custom of all Beis Yisrael, to rise to the Torah - the Kipa website reported.
The female soldier, a graduate of one of the large and well known midrashot for religious Zionism, which participates in daily prayer in the synagogue at the base, was pleased by the order and went to the podium to make the blessing.
As mentioned, the ships fighters' course of the Hesder yeshivas was also present at the prayer. There were students of the Hesder who claimed that most authorities do not permit a woman to rise to the Torah and wanted to protest - and claimed that the problem is not a standard practice that if any increase in holiday Beth Israel Torah and that the treasurer has been called up and wrong soldier will be feeling shame in public.
Finally, as noted, the students decided not to stop the act. Multi-master or his representatives were not present, according to soldiers who attended the event.
The IDF spokesman said in response that "at the synagogue at the base soldier and civilian residents pray. During the prayer conducted by a citizen resident of the area, increased a female soldier was asked up to read from the Torah. After the event there was clarification and we sharpened procedures at the base and future events.
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