Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
When forty people show up at your Passover Seder (literally Order), it is anything but orderly. But it is a blessing – especially when you are fighting a war in Iraq where duty schedules are heavy and Jews are not only scarce but also scattered across what we in the military dub the ITO – or Iraqi Theater of Operations. […]
Read moreFrom Canadian Jewish News – Lt. Laurie Zimmet of Los Angeles, an observant Jew of Los Angeles, California, organized a seder over Passover and erected a menorah in one of Saddam’s former palaces. This story in the Canadian Jewish News is quite fascinating and worth the read. From the article: “She declined to be described as frum or observant. “I […]
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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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Spending the High Holidays in Iraq is becoming a regular occurrence these days. While the novelty of celebrating such an important Jewish holiday in an Arab land might have worn off, the level of support for those deployed there has only strengthened. A substantial force of reserve, active duty, and volunteer rabbis will be heading to the Sandbox in order […]
Read moreThe Navy has recently joined the other services in encouraging observance of non-Christian holidays. I can’t imagine this is something drastically new, but it merited an article in Stars & Stripes. “The purpose of the message was to increase commanders’ awareness about the need for religious accommodation,” Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) John Kalantzis, an action officer in the Navy Chaplain’s policy […]
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The Jewish Community of Okinawa celebrated a wonderful Passover Seder on Wednesday night, the 12th of April at the Camp Butler Officer’s Club. This was the kickoff to an exciting week of events celebrating the departure of the Jewish People from bondage in Egypt. The Seder went extremely well with a grand turnout of approximately 70 people. Rabbi Jessica Oleon […]
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