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Gad Navon was the third Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces.

Biography
Mimun Fahima (later Gad Navon) was born in Morocco. He was ordained there as Rabbi after completing the study of the entire Talmud. He participated in the illegal immigration of Jews to Palestine in defiance of the British colonial government and was sent to France on behalf of the Zionist movement. He immigrated to Israel in 1948, served as a fighter of the Negev Brigade of the Palmach and was appointed chaplain in the brigade. ==Rabbinic and military career==
Rabbinic and military career
In 1950, he was appointed chaplain of the Southern Command and afterward of the Northern Command. In 1965, he served as a member of a military tribunal headed by Rabbi Shlomo Goren. During the Six-Day War, he was the chaplain of the Northern Command, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel. In June 1971, with the retirement of Major-General Rabbi Shlomo Goren, he was appointed deputy to Chief Military Rabbi Mordechai Peron and promoted to brigadier general. ==References==
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