Meet the rabbi, military chaplain and Jewish educator who wants to thank you for your service
Virginia Jeffries
April 12, 2020
In less than a week, Larry Freedman was called to fight the coronavirus epidemic on two different fronts.
As a religious school director in Pittsburgh, Rabbi Freedman was tasked with moving an entire curriculum online after most public spaces were shuttered due to the virus in late March. Just a few days later, he was deployed to New York City, the heart of America’s coronavirus outbreak, as a chaplain with his Air National Guard unit.
Freedman is an example of a Jewish American fighting the coronavirus on multiple fronts: as a rabbi, a military chaplain and Jewish educator.
“I see a lot of similarities between being an officer and being a rabbi,†said Freedman, who holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. “There’s a sense of duty, a sense of being connected with something larger than yourself and of working — not just on your own behalf.â€
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