The Military Rabbinate


IDF, Tisha B'Av
IDF Rabbinate: Combat soldiers MAY NOT FAST on Tisha B'Av

IDF Rabbinate issues unprecedented order: Soldiers in active zones and support roles face mandatory exemption from Tisha B'Av fast. 

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| Gila Isaacson, JFeed Staff | 11.08.24

"A Great Honor"

The military rabbinate hosted Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: "a great honor"

This week Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visited the Chief Military Rabbinate base and met with the senior officers of the Corps. Lt. Col. Rabbi Udi Schwartz: "We were privileged to show the great work of the military rabbinate"

Arye Yoeli, JFeed Staff | 10.09.23

German Rabbi Participates in IDF Course

For the first time: a rabbi from the German army participated in a military rabbis course

In the last military rabbis course, Rabbi Shmuel Havlin also participated, who is the Chief Rabbi of the Northern Command of the German Army. In a conversation with sergeants, he says: "I was very impressed by the way the military rabbinate considers every halachic detail"

Arye Yoeli, Srugim News | 09.08.23