Author: Albert I. Slomovitz
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814798063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Fighting Rabbis details the compelling history of Jewish military chaplains from their first service during the Civil War to the first female Jewish chaplain and the rabbinic role in Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. Rabbi Slomovitz, himself a Navy chaplain, opens a window onto the fieldwork, religious services, counseling, and dramatic battlefield experiences of Jewish military chaplains throughout our nation's history.