Jewish Camp Scholarships for Military Families

The New Jersey Y Camps continue to support for Military Families this year through a special summer camp subsidy program. The subsidy provides children of military families with the opportunity to enjoy a Jewish camping experience, normally valued in the thousands of dollars, for a nominal cost. The Y camps feel strongly that Military children should not be denied an […]

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It’s Not About The Nosh

While discovering the story about Rabbi Bazer in Kabul, I came across another recent article from Tablet Magazine called Davening for Doughnuts. It’s a personal account from a Jewish Army recruit who was initially lured into services for the snacks, but wound up staying for the meaningful experience. After the service we filed into the parking lot, where some kind, […]

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Bar & Bat Mitzvah Scholarships!

I’ve written about My Bar Mitzvah Tutors before, and how their service allows for those of us stationed in a not-so-Jewish part of the world to still have quality bar/bat mitzvah training. While their business isn’t limited to military families, they clearly have a soft spot in their hearts for those of us in uniform. I’m happy to share with you that they […]

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Congregation B’nai Kabul

The folks over at Tablet Magazine have a new piece on Rabbi Larry Bazer, who was (at the time) the only full-time Jewish chaplain in Afghanistan. It covers most of the “standard stuff”, but has a few interesting tidbits on life in Kabul and some particularly interesting stories. One the highlights of his chaplaincy, Bazer said, was holding a bar […]

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