Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
And How You Can Get Involved After having just returned from the annual military Lay Leader’s Conference at the Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia, I am struck by the realization that the absolutely overwhelming greatest contact that Jewish troops have with their Judaism and in-service Jewish programs is by and through Lay Leaders. Why that realization in those stark terms […]
Read moreGood news for active duty folks that invest in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The federal government has decided to do away with the open/closed season restrictions. There will be one more open season, April 15 through June 30, 2005, and then starting July 1st, you will be able to change investment options at any time (instead of just twice […]
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My wife and I spent President’s Day busy in the kitchen. We baked over 12 dozen hamentashen that will ship out along with other snacks, sweets, Shabbat candles, and cards first thing tomorrow morning. With the extreme generosity of a few people, we collected almost $100 in donations for our Purim mailing! This allowed us to send out […]
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Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the start of the battle for Iwo Jima. I thought it appropriate to spotlight some news and information about the Jews who fought and died in the five-week battle between 70,000 American Marines (1,500 of which were Jewish) and an unknown number of deeply entrenched Japanese defenders. The Metro West Daily writes about Sam […]
Read moreVia Stars & Stripes: Ramstein Air Base is expected to break ground on a $535,000 addition to the base chapel that will give Jewish and Muslim worshippers their own space to pray and learn. The 4,000-square-foot addition will include two rooms for worship – one for Jews and one for Muslims – that will allow worshippers to face southeast toward […]
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Sandee Brawarsky of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles recently wrote about her thoughts on Jews who fought in WWII. More specifically, she talks about her father’s experiences in WWII and her reactions to Deborah Dash Moore’s book: GI Jews. I wrote about the book when it first came out back in October. I finally bought the book, but […]
Read moreBagram Air Base, Afganistan My name is SPC Alexander Hoffman, and I’m the Jewish lay leader for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. After this past Yom Kippur, I decided to write my experience down. Until now, I haven’t shared my write-up. I was looking through some files on my computer, and found it, and decided that it was something I wanted […]
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