Yeshiva students had the option to defer their military service until the age of 22.
The yeshiva students were at least asking those questions.
The society aimed at awakening learning competition between the Yeshiva students.
The yeshiva students rarely interact with anyone outside their Orthodox community.
In 1935, the Yeshiva students numbered over 100 boys, most of who had come from nearby towns.
Now yeshiva students lose their draft deferral if they take a job.
A year ago, three of the yeshiva students were killed by a Palestinian gunman who attacked at night.
He opposed his yeshiva students going to college, and later banned it outright.
That was the case with the 37-year-old yeshiva student whose funeral was held today.
On average, a yeshiva student spends ten hours per day learning in chavruta.