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Rabbi's Son Killed Amid Haredi IDF Service Debate

10/26/2025

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Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef labeled Tel Aviv rabbi Tamir Granot a 'heretic' for advocating haredi enlistment in the IDF.
Captain Amitay Zvi Granot, the son of Rabbi Tamir Granot, was killed on the Lebanon border.
His death occurred shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack, highlighting tensions over military service within the religious community amid the regional conflict.

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Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef labeled Tel Aviv rabbi Tamir Granot a 'heretic' for advocating haredi enlistment in the IDF.
Captain Amitay Zvi Granot, the son of Rabbi Tamir Granot, was killed on the Lebanon border.
His death occurred shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack, highlighting tensions over military service within the religious community amid the regional conflict.