Hundreds of new recruits from many preperatory yeshivot in Israel were inducted this week.
The yeshivot, which are part of a program that combines Torah study with military service, include "Yeshivat ma'alot", with 40 new recruits, "Yeshivat HaGolan" – and – "Yerucham" with 30 new recruits each.
The day culminated with some 400 hesder yeshiva students joining the ranks of the IDF.
Among the new hesder yeshivot new recruits, there's a group of students from the hesder yeshiva "Lev HaTorah" in Beit Shemesh, who made aliya from North America, combining Torah learning with significant service in the Israeli army, and 4 of them came to the recruiting base with their parents who also made aliya inspired by their sons.
Among the excited relatives of the new recruits, were the parents of soldier Drew Samuelson who enlisted as a soldier in the Golani Brigade. His parents Scott and Pammy immigrated to Israel from Ohio prior to the enlistment of their son and found a home and supportive community in Zikhron Yaacov. The excited parents said, "We came to Israel last August, and Drew has of course had a great influence on our decision, and he is without a doubt an excellent salesman. This special day is accompanied by some concerns alongside great excitement and pride. The base is close to our home and that's good and reassuring a bit.
Uri Pinsky, Head of the Hesder Yeshivot Union, noted with excitement, "We are proud to operate a particularly large recruitment of about 400 soldiers who enlisted together, and joins the entire March recruitment process which is traditionally the largest recruitment of hesder yeshivot."
