Operation Hamantashen

My wife and I spent President’s Day busy in the kitchen.   We baked over 12 dozen hamentashen that will ship out along with other snacks, sweets, Shabbat candles, and cards first thing tomorrow morning.   With the extreme generosity of a few people, we collected almost $100 in donations for our Purim mailing! This allowed us to send out […]

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Yom Kippur in Afghanistan

Bagram Air Base, Afganistan My name is SPC Alexander Hoffman, and I’m the Jewish lay leader for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. After this past Yom Kippur, I decided to write my experience down. Until now, I haven’t shared my write-up. I was looking through some files on my computer, and found it, and decided that it was something I wanted […]

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Hanukkah in Kabul

Editors Note: The following story was submitted by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Susan H. Meisner, from the Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan Jewish personnel-Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airman and civilians-gathered with their friends and co-workers to celebrate Hanukkah on tiny Kabul Compound, Afghanistan. While they didn’t have a minyan, they had plenty of spirit, as they took turns […]

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Overwhelming Support

We’ve started to hear back from more and more of the deployed troops who received Channukah care packages. Evidently, the effort was far larger than anyone had imagined. Jewish troops have been flooded with gifts and treats for the holiday. All the responses I have received (and seen) have been from very grateful service members who were just amazed at […]

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Jewish Outreach at Fort Lewis, Washington

The News Tribune reports on the efforts of Army Chaplain LTC Avi Weiss to assist Jewish troops stationed at Fort Lewis. Rabbi Weiss has been on and off active duty and even spent some time in Jerusalem in-between his tours. Evidently a Jewish chaplain is a very welcome sight for the Jewish community on and off base. This will be […]

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A unique menorah (hannukiah)

Shalom Lamm, a member of JISNA, and a regular reader of Jews in Green, has created a most unique hannukiah this year. The structure is built around nine 44mm anti-aircraft artillery shells. The base is built-up wood with dental molding, stained and with cutouts to secure the shells. The concept was to take objects of war and violence, and to […]

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Happy Channukah from the Scouts

CNN reports on a a Cub Scout pack in Houston, Texas that went out of their way to ensure deployed Jewish troops have a happy Channukah this year. As part of a service project, Pack 1190 from Congregation Emanu El prepared care packages with Hanukkah candles, menorahs and dreidels-giving Lowit and 150 other soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait a […]

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