https://www.jns.org/author/rabbi-ohad-teharlev Rabbi Ohad Teharlev is dean of Ohr Torah Stone’s Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary and chairman of the network’s Maaminot BeMadim (“Believers in Uniform”) institute. A major in the IDF reserves, he has been serving as a bereavement officer since Oct. 7, 2023. en-US Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:45:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-ohad-teharlev/why-the-debate-over-military-service-matters-to-jews-everywhere 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c80001d Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:45:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-ohad-teharlev/why-the-debate-over-military-service-matters-to-jews-everywhere