The Yeshiva promotes full partnership with Am Yisrael in all its national undertakings. This is expressed most unmistakably by the Yeshiva's participation in military service in the IDF. Yeshivat Hesder of Yerucham expects its students to assume army service in the Hesder framework (where young men commit to a five-year program of combined study and military service). The Yeshiva views military service in the IDF as an excellent opportunity for its students to encounter all the various segments of the nation, and encourages the creation of connections that can lead to kiruv (return to Jewish roots) and unity of Am Yisrael.