Because one of the actresses in my little troupe is on reserve duty, we’re waiting to have more rehearsals, so I thought I’d use this opportunity to mention this point.  Israel doesn’t have an army.  We have a draft of 32 months for men, 24 months for women and then annual reserve duty until the age of 40 or45.  That means we’re totally integrated in the military whether we want to be or not. 

The extreme religious community is exempt and even though there is a war going on they will not be drafted.

So my beautiful acting student is serving in the war.  There just aren’t enough men.