Avichai Rontzki, the Israel Defense Forces' Chief Military Rabbi from 2006 to 2010. The 2015 opening said his statements have led many organizations outside of Israel to accuse him of inciting terrorism. The opening carries no mention of the accusation today, though terror survives four times in the body. A reader today does not learn that outside organizations accused him of inciting terrorism.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Avichai Rontzki ( ), born October 10, 1951, is the former Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces .1 He served in the position from 2006 to 2010, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in that position was Rabbi Israel Weiss . Rontzki is also the rosh yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva in the West Bank settlement Itamar .2His four years in office have led to several controversies. Some of his statements have upset not only secular Israelis, but have led many organizations outside of Israel to accuse him of inciting terrorism.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Avichai Rontzki ( ), born October 10, 1951, is the current Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defence Forces , serving in the position since 2007, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in that position was Rabbi Israel Weiss . Rontzki is also the rosh yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva in Itamar .
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He served in the position from 2006 to 2010, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in that position was Rabbi Israel Weiss . Rontzki was also the rosh yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva in the West Bank settlement Itamar .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
He served in the position from 2006 to 2010, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in that position was Rabbi Israel Weiss . Rontzki was also the rosh yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva in Itamar .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
He served in the position from 2006 to 2010, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in that position was Rabbi Israel Weiss . Rontzki was also the rosh yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva in Itamar .
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current chief military rabbi of the israel defence forces
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israeli chief military rabbi of the israel defense forces
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