Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
I heard about a disturbing trend today on the radio on my way to work. Soldiers with PTSD being harassed or ostracized by other Soldiers. How can this be?! We have been told, after all, that we are to be “our brother’s keeper.” Relating to this, I offer the following: “He [the angel] said, ‘It will no longer be said […]
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Captain Robert Secher was killed last month in Iraq. A man who wanted so much to be a Marine that he went to boot camp at 17 is being mourned in Germantown. Taps sounded at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery yesterday for Captain Robert Michael Secher, who was killed by a sniper’s bullet in Iraq. At Secher’s funeral at Temple […]
Read moreRabbi Goldstein in Korea – The usual commentary on his beard plus how he’s helped out for the High Holidays. Payday loans illegal for servicemembers – New law makes it illegal for creditors to give these sketchy loans to active duty members. New enlistees are often a target of predatory lenders, and the new rules help to prevent this along […]
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A few months back, I wrote about the use of Jesus in chaplain prayers. The LA Times ran an article recently about the same thing entitled, Invoking God’s Blessing – but Whose God?. “When you begin to pray in a way that shows a clear affinity to a faith group, that could knock out a lot of people who could […]
Read moreIn an effort to provide the American Thanksgiving with a little traditional Jewish flavor, I put together a little pamphlet with some suggested reading, prayers, songs for the occasion. This little tool can be found at www.thejewishsoldier.com A great “ice breaker” to help share with non-Jewish friends some traditional Jewish prayers and stories during the Thanksgiving meal. Good health and […]
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Came across this article, I think it’s great (especially when we supply the Jewish stuff!) Dee – Jewish Prime Vendor A “Tent of Peace” On the Korean Peninsula SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA By Rebecca Rosenthal (Original Article) North Korea’s Kim Jung II may be detonating nukes and playing war games with the international community, but Jewish U.S. troops in South Korea […]
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Basic format (including page numbers) for conducting services using the standard issue Jewish Prayer Book. Continue reading
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