Tzitzis
TzitzisIsrael National News

This morning the military correspondent of Kol Brama radio reported on a new IDF directive forbidding soldiers to wear woolen tzitzis, the fringed four-cornered garment worn by Jewish men, during military expeditions if there is a "level 3" heat wave occurring.

"N", a soldier in Givati stressed in the interview that the directive stems from ignorance and not a discriminatory move against religious soldiers. "As soon as they saw that I insisted, my commanders turned a blind eye."

Rabbi Rami Raved, a former Air Force rabbi, responded to the new directive and called it outrageous."There is a trend today of commanders looking to get into the private lives of religious soldiers. The army must decide whether or not it wants religious soldiers," he said.