Chief of Staff’s First Official Action: A New Mezuzah
February 16, 2011 6:00 PM
Just moments after being sworn in as the Israel Defense Force’s 20th chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Benny Gantz promptly turned to an age-old Jewish tradition and affixed a boxed parchment scroll to the doorpost of his office. (Photos: M. Maamin)
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Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman, director of the Chabad-Lubavitch run Yad B’Yad charity, greets Israel Defense Force spokesman Brig. Gen. Avi Benayahu at the Tel Aviv ceremony celebrating the promotion of Maj. Gen. Benny Gantz as the army’s 20th chief of staff.
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