Colonel Rabbi Aharon Gurevich is the first

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of the

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since the 1917

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. Rabbi Gurevich was appointed by Russian Chief Rabbi

Berel Lazar Shlomo Dov Pinchas Lazar (born May 19, 1964), better known as Berel Lazar, is an Orthodox, Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He began his service in Russia in 1990. Known for his friendship with Vladimir Putin, since 2000, he has been a Chief Rabbi ...

, in December 2007.Jewish Chaplain for Russian Army, Nuke Fuel Delivered to Iran
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