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German Military to Include Rabbis, Offering Pastoral Care for Jewish Soldiersby JNS.orgJNS.org – Germany’s military will consist of rabbis for the first time in nearly a century, making its pastoral services available for the some 300 Jews serving in the Bundeswehr.The country’s Jewish Council will initially offer a low single-digit number of candidates for consideration with those selected possibly serving in missions outside Germany, said the German Defense Ministry on Tuesday.“This is an important signal at a time when antisemitism, religious polarization and narrow-mindedness are on the march in many places,†said Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen in a statement.Read more at: https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/04/05/german-military-to-include-rabbis-offering-pastoral-care-for-jewish-soldiers/