Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
No Time for Torah Study? Now You Can Multi-Task Your Torah Study Time Imagine that! You can listen to a Torah discussion, print the Torah portion, and surf a variety of outstanding Jewish learning sites all at the same time. You can even learn to chant the torah portion – FREE! Are you deployed and miss accessing your Synagogue library […]
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Sometimes it’s great to be in the military (or be a dependent)! About.com recently published an article about the Armed Forces Vacation Club, a little known military benefit. Through the AFVC, military members (including active and inactive members of the Guard and Reserve), retired members, military family members, and 100% disabled veterans can rent luxury condos at locations around the […]
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In writing my recent review of Cast a Giant Shadow, I learned about a unique service held at West Point to honor Colonel Mickey Marcus. This past May, the 39th annual ceremony brought in nearly 200 people. Colonel Marcus, a 1924 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, is the only American officer buried at West Point that was killed fighting […]
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Lieutenant Commander Rabbi Seth Phillips of the U.S. Navy recently returned from Iraq, where he administered to and represented Jewish sailors and Marines fighting hard over there. This April he led a Pesach seder for about 50 Jewish Marines, soldiers and civilian contractors, as well as another for Christians – requested by a chaplain who “wanted his soldiers to experience […]
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If you’ve never heard of Mickey Marcus, you are missing out on an amazing tale of a Jewish soldier. His incredible journey, from fighting in Europe during WWII to serving as Israel’s first general in nearly 2000 years, is portrayed in the 1966 classic, Cast a Giant Shadow. It’s a portrait of an American patriot who becomes the reluctant hero […]
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Ever since my first year in Air Force ROTC I’ve been trying to figure out how many other Jews there are in the military. I guess it was probably so I could have an idea of the likelihood of me actually meeting other Jews, and being at bases with viable Jewish communities. When I was a freshman, I was able […]
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Children at the Newcomb Academy were recently presented a flag that was flown over Fallujah by VMU-1 to say thanks for their support during their tour in Iraq. The unit was the original recipient of the “Newcomb Cares-Packages” first sent in September and October 2004. Basha Paset, who has adopted more than a few Jews in Green, was the major […]
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