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We are on the eve of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, where every creation, especially people, receives their destiny for the coming year. I've been given the great honor to bless the warriors defending our country right here on the front lines. It's easy to offer blessings from an office in Kyiv, but it's essential to be here where the fighting is. Chaplains are needed most in these places because, as they say, there are no entertainers in the trenches.
I travel all over Ukraine because there aren't enough Jewish chaplains for the number of Jewish soldiers in the Armed Forces. Despite Putin's accusations of Nazism and nationalism, no one has complained to me about being oppressed for their faith or nationality. Everyone has a spiritual need, and material things alone cannot satisfy. In moments of extreme tension, when you realize you might face God soon, you want to be prepared. A chaplain is like a father, mother, and psychologist all in one. A chaplain embodies everything spiritual.