Download or read book The Fighting Rabbis written by Albert I. Slomovitz and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fighting Rabbis details the compelling history of Jewish military chaplains from their first service during the Civil War to the first female Jewish chaplain and the rabbinic role in Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. Rabbi Slomovitz, himself a Navy chaplain, opens a window onto the fieldwork, religious services, counseling, and dramatic battlefield experiences of Jewish military chaplains throughout our nation's history.