Amid ongoing hostilities with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, the Israeli government and society have increased their appeals for Haredim, or ultra-Orthodox Jews, to enlist in the military. Decades of dispute have surrounded the exemption of ultra-Orthodox individuals from obligatory military service. As the coalition government of Israel was unable to pass legislation to extend the exemption before it expired on March 31, the Supreme Court issued an interim order last week suspending state funding for Jewish seminaries if students refused to comply with the conscription.