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May Anyone Serve?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Benedict Roth

What kind of person is qualified to serve in the army?  What qualities should a soldier have? Rabbi Yossi the Galilean, writing nearly two thousand years ago on this week’s Torah portion, gives us a surprising answer to this question.  … Continue reading →

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