National service israel

Lone soldiers, b'not sherut find a true home at the Michael Levin Base

The Michael Levin Base is a nonprofit supporting lone soldiers and lone b’nei sherut before, during, and after their service.

Serving religious lone ‘b’not sherut’ and female lone soldiers alongside their male counterparts, the Michael Levin Base provides a vital support system.
Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026

Israel cannot afford another government that leaves it isolated - opinion

Erez Winner, chairman of HaBithchonistim

The war for Israel’s home

Saray Shriki, 19, who grew up in a youth facility, is volunteering with the Israel Prison Service through a national service track for at-risk youth.

Daughter of former prisoners now serves in Israel Prison Service uniform to support at-risk youth


Supermajority of Israeli Arab students support non-security-linked national service, study finds

A new study reveals that 75% of Israeli Arab 12th-grade students support volunteering for non-security national service. There is also strong backing for Arab parties joining the next coalition.

Arab students at a school in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, January 17, 2023; illustrative.

Diaspora volunteers in Israel’s national service program help families displaced by Iran war

Volunteers from Jewish communities abroad serving in Israel’s national civilian service program took on emergency roles helping displaced families and children after the war with Iran.

Diaspora volunteers in Israel’s national service program help families displaced by Iran war. Shalem Bat Ami volunteer with displaced families.

Maryland to MDA: How an oleh found his place on Israel’s front lines

An American oleh serving as an MDA paramedic reflects on his aliyah story and the intense realities of working Israel’s emergency front lines.

 A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

Tradition and transition: How the Haredi world is quietly evolving - opinion

From the ground up, quietly and courageously, individuals and families are making choices that do not reject tradition but embody it differently.

 Haredi men in the workplace; illustrative.

Fast lane for lone soldiers: Nefesh B’Nefesh and FIDF host driver’s license conversion day

Hundreds of lone soldiers and National Service volunteers converted their licenses in one day, thanks to Nefesh B’Nefesh, FIDF, and Israel’s Ministry of Transport.

From left: FIDF CEO Steven Weil, Minister of Transportation Miri Regev, Nefesh B’Nefesh Co-Founder Rabbi Yehoshua Fass.

Volunteer EMT: Is this the solution for the haredi draft law?

New initiative suggests solving the haredi draft crisis by acknowledging EMT volunteering as a national service 

 United Hatzalah

Devora Ruderman: A lone ‘Bat Sherut’ making a difference

Jerusalemite of the Week: Working at The Michael Levin Base, Ruderman sees firsthand the many experiences and challenges her fellow B’not Sherut face.

 BAT SHERUT Devora Ruderman.

Mandatory Sherut Leumi for haredim will make things worse - opinion

Sherut Leumi (National Service) is not the solution to recruiting ultra-Orthodox to the army. Another reasonable solution may address the ongoing problem effectively.

 Haredim at a recruiting office

Israel Prison Service recruits haredi national servicemen in diversity drive

The Israel Prison Service recruited the 12 haredi national servicemen as part of their non-military national service.

 Some of the 12 Haredi recruits for the Israel Prison Service (IPS), March 4, 2024.

IDF chief again slams exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from national, military service

Halevi said that broadening the sectors of Israel's population that serve in the IDF and national service is the only way to replace the many Israeli soldiers who have died in the current war.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi seen on February 13, 2024