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About Israeli National Service

Sherut Leumi (Israeli National Service) is an alternative voluntary national service in Israel for those that cannot or do not wish to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. The majority who receive an exemption from the obligatory army service are Jewish women from the Religious Zionist sector, and they receive it by declaring religious observance, as they maintain that a large number of religious observances for women cannot be upheld in the military such as dress codes and modesty issues. However, there are also a small number of men who serve in Sherut Leumi. Volunteers are between the ages of 18 and 21.
Sherut Leumi gives young women (and occasionally young men) exposure to a number of environments in Israeli society. Service typically requires working 30–40 hours/week over 12 to 24 months. Volunteers have the option of doing either one or two years of the National Service. Not all volunteers are Israeli citizens. It can be done on a tourist visa, and the volunteer will later receive a special volunteer visa that lasts as long as the person will be doing their service.





Young people in other sectors of Israeli society receive exemptions from the military. These include mainly Haredi men who maintain that Torah study is the main practice for defending Israel; they are exempted under the Torato Omanuto arrangements.
Arab citizens of Israel are also exempted, in order to avoid a conflict between allegiance to their country and to their Arab brothers (a decision originally taken by Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion). Historically, very few did, but in recent years, the number of Arab youths volunteering for national service has increased. Some Israeli conscientious objectors who object to serving in the army but are not eligible for an exemption, have voiced a wish to do an alternative form of national service instead.
In 2012, after much discussion and debate, Israel's cabinet extended military service exemption for 1,300 Haredi Yeshiva students as part of the "Shirut Le'umi Mishmar." This allows Yeshiva students to join national service as opposed to joining the IDF. As part of the scheme, the defense minister is obliged to postpone the military service of Yeshiva students approved for national civil service, and who are at least 26 years old or are at least 22 years old and have at least one child.





Youths work in various programs. The majority work in schools but can also work in places such as special education, administration, hospitals, law, geriatrics, nursing homes, health clinics, teens at risk, internal security, disadvantaged communities, immigrant assistance, and many other organizations. Acceptance is based on an interview via a placement organizations that try to find the youth appropriate skills, interests, and needs.

Source: Wikipedia.com




National service programs


Amutat Shlomit

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Bnei Akiva Olamit: Shalem

- Shalem is an authentic Sherut Leumi (National Service) program for girls from around the world. You will experience a meaningful year of volunteering and independent living in a religious Zionist environment, fully immersed in Israel.
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Bat-Ami

- Bat-Ami, a well established and experienced non-profit organization in the field of National Service was founded 17 years ago to provide a solution to those wishing to contribute to the Jewish people within the National Service framework.
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Aminadav

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Sh"L (Sherut Leumi)

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HaAguda LeHitnadvut

- HaAguda LeHitnadvut (Volunteering Association) is the oldest and largest organization, which currently operates more than - 5000 civil/national service volunteers in Israel from ages 17 to 24. HaAguda LeHitnadvut was founded forty years ago and operates volunteers from Israel's social spectrum, from social vision values​​. This volunteering activity strengthens the sense of belonging to society and helps reduce social inequalities. Learn More

Zichron Menachem

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Shel"i

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