Tag: channukah

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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Ft. Leonardwood welcomes new rabbi, celebrates Chanukah

Jewish soldiers and community members at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri were able to participate in the first Chanukkah ceremony in recent history last week at Soldier Memorial Chapel. The ceremony was one of the first events led by Capt. Mendy Stern, chaplain, 94th Engineer Battalion chaplain, and the first rabbi assigned to Fort Leonard Wood since at least the 1950s. Around […]

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Chanukkah Letters to Troops

Chaplain Candidate (1LT) Andrew Scheer, a Chaplain Candidate in the US Army Reserve and a student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah sent in the great letters in the gallery below. Lieutenant Scheer’s teacher, Rabbi Dov Lerea, asked his 10th graders at SAR High School in Riverdale write letters to Jewish soldiers wishing them a Happy Hannukah and thanking them for their […]

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Holiday Coloring Pages For Kids

One of our readers who creates colorable products for children to help them through deployments made a special version for Channukah. She graciously offered JIG readers a FREE downloadable Channukah (and Thanksgiving) coloring pages for your kids (or adults who really like to color). You can click on either of the images below to download the files.

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