[PapaBear3625]

Did Peres believe that it was necessary to force hareidi religious yeshiva students into the army in order to get them into the workforce? In response to the question, Peres said that throughout Jewish history, there were yeshivas and students studying in them. “It is out of the question that Israel would be the only place without yeshivas,” Peres said.

Throughout Jewish history, did the state support yeshiva students for their whole lives, or were students expected to balance study with earning their own living?

[Eleutheria5]

Throughout Jewish history, we very often did not have a state. It’s been 2,000 years. We’re still working the kinks out of the system.

[PapaBear3625]

Or let me re-phrase: during the 2,000 year Diaspora, did yeshiva students get supported by the Jewish community while studying their whole lives? Or were they mostly expected to earn their living while studying on the side?