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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on April 05, 2019, 04:57:53 pm
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German Military to Include Rabbis, Offering Pastoral Care for Jewish Soldiers
by JNS.org
JNS.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/ (https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/04/05/german-military-to-include-rabbis-offering-pastoral-care-for-jewish-soldiers/)