Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef convened a consultation during his granddaughter's wedding with members of the Council of Torah Sages and senior yeshiva officials, to discuss the campaign for regulating the status of yeshiva students and protecting the Torah world, Israeli media report.
The Zioneer reported that Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef held a consultation during his granddaughter's wedding Thursday evening, joined by Rabbi Shalom Bezalel of the Council of Torah Sages and Rabbi Haim A. Kaufman, chairman of the Committee of Yeshivas. The discussion focused on the campaign to regulate the status of yeshiva students amid efforts to advance legislation or arrangements regarding military draft exemptions for Haredi yeshiva students. The gathering underscores the urgency felt in Haredi leadership circles over the military recruitment issue, which has been a focal point of political and social debate in Israel. The exact outcome of the consultation and any practical steps agreed upon remain unconfirmed.
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