Military Rabbinate

IDF commander tells all:

How the IDF recovered Ran Gvili's body

In an Arutz Sheva interview, the deputy commander of the IDF Rabbinate combat unit recounts Operation Courageous Heart to recover Ran Gvili.

IDF Military Rabbinate band unveils joyful Hanukkah medley

In celebration of Hanukkah, IDF Military Rabbinate Band releases vibrant 7-minute medley of holiday songs, produced by the band’s soldiers and accompanied by a unique music video featuring IDF troops from various units.

Following Shabbat desecrations:

IDF Spokesman's Unit to receive permanent halachic authority

Following reports of non-essential Shabbat activity, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit has appointed a rabbi to provide halachic oversight, marking a first in the unit’s history.

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More than 500 seats in the largest IDF sukkah

This year, the Military Rabbinate set up the largest sukkah in the IDF at the Shizafon Armor Corps base in the south.

Significant changes to IDF religious guidelines

New IDF guidelines will expand prayer time, adjust Shabbat leave, and require Chief Military Rabbi approval for kashrut, aiming to strengthen rights of religious soldiers.

Haredi reservists complain:

We were rejected from course for IDF Rabbinate

Several haredi IDF soldiers, including Chabad hasidim, say they were denied entry to the Military Rabbinate Course due to bias; IDF denies allegations.

Chief of Staff to Military Rabbinate: 'You are doing holy work'

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visited the Military Rabbinate Headquarters and emphasized the importance of their work with the bodies of fallen soldiers.

Music and meat:

Halachic leniencies for soldiers during the Three Weeks

New rulings permit combat soldiers to listen to songs and eat meat during the Nine Days, when necessary for maintaining operational readiness.

IDF guidelines:

Military Rabbinate updates guidelines for soldiers

Following Israel's attack on Iran, Military Rabbinate updates guidelines for soldiers.

IDF investigating rabbi's visit to Syria

According to the IDF, while an IDF official approved Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and his assistant's visit to soldiers on the front lines in the Syrian Golan, that official was not qualified to do so.

IDF Rabbinate:

Combat soldiers prohibited from fasting on Tisha B'Av

After two soldiers found themselves in a life-threatening condition after they fasted during the 17th of Tammuz, the Military Rabbinate reiterated its call for soldiers performing operational activities to eat and drink during the upcoming fast day.

The world must focus on Iran, not Israel

Ignorance and antisemitism combined with pure malice and evil coalesce in the minds and hearts of Israel's enemies to cover up or turn a blind eye to direct Iranian support for terrorism and war against Israel. They are next. Op-ed.

IDF's burial team share personal memories

‘There is no fallen soldier who does not leave you with some memory’ | IDF identification and burial team talk for the first time about their Day of Remembrance.

Missionary group barbecue for IDF soldiers canceled

After the rabbi of a battalion in northern Israel discovered that the event scheduled for his soldiers was organized by Christian missionaries and the food was unsupervised the commander decided to cancel it.

Like every rabbi, but more extreme

A look into the important work of the IDF Rabbinate

Captain Rabbi Yehoshua Gerstein tells Arutz Sheva about the IDF rabbis' various jobs, from providing kosher food and religious items to tending to the fallen and boosting morale.