The troops received their dark blue berets following festive morning prayers together with their families and senior IDF commanders.
The first regular company of the Israel Defense Forces’ Hasmonean Brigade completed seven months of combat training on Wednesday morning, culminating in a “Beret March” toward the Western Wall.
The 50 ultra-Orthodox troops entered the Western Wall Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem blowing shofars and singing songs calling for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple, Arutz 7 reported.
During a ceremony at Judaism’s second-holiest site, the troops received their berets following festive morning prayers together with their families and senior IDF commanders, according to the report.
