Israel national service
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.
It’s about time that Torah study counted for something - opinion
Holding the home front: Women’s lives in wartime Israel
Ori Ansbacher was brutally murdered 7 years ago – and faded from public memory - opinion
Following Gilboa sex abuse, IDF to review compulsory non-military service
The IDF is set to establish a team to examine compulsory service outside of the military. The move comes after reports that female soldiers were sexually exploited at Gilboa prison.
Israeli National Service volunteers' salaries to rise by 50%
Beginning in 2022, National Service volunteers will earn a monthly "subsistence cost" of NIS 810 compared to only NIS 540 currently.
62% of people feel National Service volunteers are undervalued - poll
Volunteers of National Civil Service – 'Sherut Leumi' in Hebrew – are between the ages of 18 and 21 and typically work 30–40 hours per week for 12 to 24 months.
Michael Levin’s parents visit center for lone soldiers named in his honor
The parents of IDF lone soldier Michael Levin, who was killed in the Second Lebanon war, visited The Base, a center for soldiers without parents in Israel, 15 years after their son’s passing.
Thousands sing and cry in march for Ori Ansbacher
The organizers of the march called the event “A City Wrapped in Light,” in reference to her first name, which means light.
Amnesty recruiting national service volunteers - activists upset
Amnesty International Israel will “definitely be removed from the list” of organizations eligible to recruit national service (sherut leumi) personnel, one expert said.
For immigrants, too
National service paves a road to social integration
A year in their lives
Known in Hebrew as “shnat sherut” – a one-year voluntary service program – the first letter of each word, Shin, becomes the acronym shin-shin, the plural of which is shinshinim.
Civilian National Service finally gains recognition – 4 decades on
Minister wants program accorded status parallel to that of IDF.
Bill would cancel national service volunteers for foreign government-funded NGOs
There are 25 such NGOs registered in Israel, five of which have a total of 12 volunteers doing national service.