The Charedi Units in Tzahal (Nachal Chareidi, Netzach Yehuda, Tomer Givati and Chareidim B’Tzanchanim) are designed for two main clientele. Chareidim who chose to serve in the army, and lone soldiers who do not have family in Israel. The units generally consist of religious identifying soldiers, and offers set learning time as part of the daily schedule. For Olim, the mandatory service is longer than Hesder. For more info on this option you can look on the english Mitgaisim website.

The Hesder program consists of a combination of Yeshiva learning and active army service. For Machal Hesder, the program is broken down into three parts. Pre-draft Learning, (>2 months) Your active service (17 months), and post-draft learning (2 months), for a total of 21 months of national service.

While in the army, you will be serving along side other Hesder Students, who generally are the most motivated and high-level soldiers in each unit. As a group, you will be with like-minded soldiers who value Torah Mitzvot similar to you, and in an environment that can facilitate religious growth.

At YTVA, we have had over 20 students who were very successful in serving in both types of units, both Chetz, and Hesder.

Yes, of course. We’re here for every step of your draft process. We’ll assist you with a clear list of what documents you need, and instructions on how and when to get them. We encourage everyone to start this process as early as possible, as some documents can take many weeks to arrive.

Michve Alon is a preparation course that non-native Hebrew speaking soldiers attend prior to drafting, based on their Tzav Rishon Hebrew Score. It is a few months long and is your intro to learn Hebrew and how the army functions.

As part of the pre-draft preparation at YTVA Hesder, we are offering you an Ulpan Program in coordination with the army. The army will be sending a teacher and this program will serve as a “Ulpan Mechina” the same way as Michve Alon, therefore you will be exempt from going to Michve pending your success in Ulpan. All soldiers are expected to see improvement in their Hebrew skills during these months in Ulpan. In some cases, depsite passing through the course a soldier may need to attend Michve nonetheless due to limited Hebrew cognition.

Yes. Tzanchanim is part of D’72 YN, infantry, similar to the other units. The only difference is that in order to be accepted into Tzanchanim, you must pass a Gibush (Physical Tryout). You can opt in for the Gibush through Hesder and if accepted, you will be with other Hesder Soldiers in Tzanchanim.

On a separate note, each infantry unit has their respective elite unit. (U”n’)For example, Golani has Sayeret Golani, Givati has Sayeret Givati, etc.

You may opt in to do the Gibbush Yachatiyot Prior to your draft. Upon acception, you will be asked to waive your right to hesder and machal and continue to serve a full service of 2 years and 8 months or 3 years.