Bundeswehr Receives Torah Script For Military Rabbinate

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 04: President of the Central Council of Jews Josef Schuster (C) carries a torah script as German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (R) looks on prior to the dedication of the torah at the Bundeswehr rabbinate on July 4, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, introduced a program for the spiritual needs of its Jewish members in 2021 and currently has five military rabbis. The Bundeswehr has a similar program for its Muslim service members with military imams. Germany last had rabbis in its armed forces during World War I. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)