▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁a ▁life ▁filled ▁with ▁Tor ah ▁and ▁M itz v ot ▁can ▁be ▁enjoy able . ▁After wards , ▁Yes h iva ▁College ▁sent ▁Rab bi ▁Wer fel ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁K ness eth ▁Israel ▁Syn agog ue ▁( B irmingham , ▁Alabama ) ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁educated ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁the ▁ten ets ▁of ▁Orth odox y , ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁Tor ah - true ▁Tal m ud ▁Tor ah ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁One ▁con greg ant ▁still ▁living ▁there , ▁who ▁Wer fel ▁taught ▁how ▁to ▁read ▁from ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁v ivid ly ▁rec alls ▁the ▁sens itivity ▁that ▁Rab bi ▁Wer fel ▁displayed ▁towards ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁young ster ▁for ▁his ▁Bar ▁M itz v ah . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Wer fel ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Rab bin ical ▁Council ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁while ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Jewish ▁W elf are ▁Board ' s ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁Committee . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Rab bi ▁Wer fel ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁In ▁his ▁application ▁for ▁service , ▁Louis ▁Wer fel ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁recognition ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁ra bbi . ▁ ▁During ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Louis ▁Wer fel ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Chap lain ' s ▁Center ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ;