When Col. Rabbi Bonnie Koppell travels to Kuwait for Passover, it will be far from her first act of spiritual leadership overseas.
In the last five years, her chaplaincy in the Army Reserve has taken her to Iraq and Afghanistan twice, visiting combat zones in both countries.
During her military tenure, she has also traveled to Germany and South Korea.
But for the Temple Chai rabbi and military veteran of nearly 32 years - mostly as a reservist - it doesn’t get old.
