In response to a High Court ruling that charedim must serve in the IDF, there is criticism of the charedi community's focus on Torah study and exemption from military service.

The cancellation of the legal basis for exemption of charedim from the army in Israel has sparked hysteria and anger within the charedi community, with claims that Torah learning is essential for the survival of the country and that the High Court's actions are seen as a threat to the Torah and Jewish people.