ShalomLearning Supports Jewish Military Families

Military families often experience the difficulty of finding quality Jewish education for their kids when stationed far from a metropolitan area. ShalomLearning, an innovative, engaging online program, provides consistency and quality to military families at close to no charge. Thanks to generous donors and grants, enrollment for U.S. military families in ShalomLearning’s all-online Hebrew school is only $36 per student in grades 3 […]

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Vietnam – A Jewish Chaplain’s Impact

A regular JIG reader sent in a link to this touching article from Tablet Magazine. It’s about Chaplain Meir Engel’s inspirational interaction with Pvt Richard Eisenberg, an MP in 1964, Soc Trang, Vietnam, which changed Pvt Eisenberg’s life. LtCol Engel was the first Jewish Chaplain in Vietnam, who later died in Vietnam and is memorialized on the Jewish Chaplain’s Monument, at […]

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A Pentagon Chanukah

The Aleph Institute and American Friends of Lubavitch held a special Chanukah event in the Pentagon “Hall of Heroes” on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Thomas J. Trask, USAF, Vice Commander of the Special Operations Command, hosted the event, along with Rear Admiral Herman Shelansky, USN, Chaplain Colonel Jake Goldstein, USA, Chaplain Captain Irving Elson, USN, Deputy Chief Chaplain of the US […]

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New Exhibit at the NMAJMH

On November 11, 2014, the National Museum of American Jewish Military History will be holding a Veterans Day celebration for the opening of their new core exhibit: Jews in the American Military. The museum will be open from 1 to 5 PM. The dedication of the exhibit will be at 3 PM with refreshments to follow. From New Amsterdam in 1654 to Afghanistan today, […]

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Remembering the Jewish Fallen at Normandy

Last week I wrote about the Normandy Kaddish Project, the brainchild of Alan Weinschel, that brought people around the world together in remembering the Jewish service members who gave their lives on the beaches of Normandy. This past Friday Alan spoke to his own congregation in New York. An excerpt from his speech is reprinted here: Today is the 70th anniversary […]

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Normandy Kaddish Project

A week from today, on June 6th, the world will pause to remember the hundreds of thousands of troops who fought in the D-Day invasion, including the thousands who gave their lives on the beaches of Normandy. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the invasion and, thanks to the follow through of one man, synagogues across the United States […]

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