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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000>From: "Rich,
Joel" <A
href="mailto:JRich@sibson.com">JRich@sibson.com</A><BR>
>>For those who are interested, R'YBS has a long piece on the<BR>issue of
orthodox military chaplains (both from the macro and micro<BR>viewpoint) in
Community, Covenant and Commitment. He is in
favor.<<<BR> <BR> <BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>>>>>><BR>Exactly what I would have expected. People
always wonder why the rest of the Torah world somewhat kept its distance from
RYBS.</DIV>
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<DIV>My father was never an army chaplain (and didn't approve of Orthodox Jews
taking that job, which involves almost inevitable halachic compromises) but
was very involved with Jews in the military, especially when we lived in Newport
News -- where there are several nearby military bases. I mention
this only to point out that not serving in the chaplaincy does
not mean abandoning Jewish servicemen.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><B>
<DIV><BR></B><BR><STRONG>--Toby Katz<BR>=============</STRONG><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=301373001-29072008> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=301373001-29072008><FONT color=#000000> R'YBS's tshuva takes up 35
pages in the book. He first deals with the micro-halachik issues for
wartime chaplains (1950-Korean war, orthodox chaplains not meeting the demand
which was being filled by non-orthodox) . He then deals with the macro
issue-what happens if orthodox chaplains do not volunteer (e.g. who will deal
with Jewish Servicemen as a whole, what will the impact be on non-religious Jews
and on the perception of orthodoxy) and concludes it is our duty to take up
the challenge. IMHO this goes to the heart of a major divide between
MO and charedi orthodoxy - to what degree do we concern ourselves with the
portion of our mesora which deals with the more universal klal. In a related
context I strongly suggest listening to <A
href="http://www.michtavim.com/Marc_B_Shapiro_Authority_of_Moroccan_Rabbinate_March_20_2007_YU.WAV">http://www.michtavim.com/Marc_B_Shapiro_Authority_of_Moroccan_Rabbinate_March_20_2007_YU.WAV</A> where
R" DR M Shapiro discusses the Moroccan rabbinate.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=301373001-29072008><FONT color=#000000>KT<BR>Joel
Rich</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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