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As a young rabbi, he helped women obtain illegal abortions. At age 90, he’s fighting for them once again – The Forward

As a young rabbi, he helped women obtain illegal abortions. At age 90, he’s fighting for them once again – The Forward

Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century

Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century : BERLIN (AP) — The German military got its first rabbi in over a century Monday, with the inauguration to the post of Hungarian-born Zsolt Balla at a synagogue in Leipzig. The German government in 2019 approved a proposal by the Central Council of Jews to restore religious counseling for Jews serving in the armed forces. “This was unthinkable for decades and still can't be taken for granted,” the head of the Central Council, Josef Schuster, said....