IDF Service

Is Gaza Part of Israel?

Our borders depend on national unity as much as biblical geography.

Jun 14 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

I'm Back in the Army

Here's why I'm giving up summer vacation this year.

Jun 7 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

We Need Different Views on Army Service — and Across Jewish Life

What Chanukah teaches about living a spiritual program in a physical world.

Dec 21, 2025 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

8:27

But Don’t the Rabbis Say Not to Join the Army?

How I follow rabbinic guidance in my journey through IDF service.

Nov 16, 2025 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

8:51

My Shabbos Beneath Hamas Snipers

Two nights on the front lines of Gaza revealed the holiness of serving the Jewish nation.

Nov 9, 2025 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

Dispatch from IDF Boot Camp

A week that felt like a month.

Sep 14, 2025 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

Why I'm Enlisting in the IDF Today

I’m part of Israel’s Jewish community, not stranded alone on an island.

Sep 7, 2025 • Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman

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