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==