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Blog: Soldier on Guard Duty in Israel

A 23-year-old Pikesville native, and member of Moses Motefiore Anshe Emunah Congregation, discusses his service with the Israel Defense Forces.

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Blogging runs in the Simone family.

Vito Simone is a Pikesville Patch blogger who discusses real estate.

And his son, Alex, 23, blogs about his own, current service in the Israel Defense Forces.

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Read Alex's latest blog posted Sunday. He discusses guard duty, as well as Shabbat on base.

Alex made Aliyah on July 11, and drafted into the Israel Defense Forces on Dec. 25, according to his blog profile.

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