A visit to the Jerusalem College of Technology disproves ultra-Orthodox claims that haredi young men compromise their religious lifestyle if they earn an academic degree while also studying Torah, and subsequently serve in the Israel Defense Forces. JCT's new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service. At JCT, their mornings and evenings are spent diligently