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According to a recent article in The Forward (bypass registration) all branches are in need of Jewish chaplains. Conversations with chaplain recruiters make it clear that the military is struggling to find Jewish chaplains. Right now, in the three branches of the United States military, there are only 29 active duty Jewish chaplains – roughly 1% of the 2,850 chaplains […]
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Haaretz has an new article on Rabbi Irv Elson (LCdr, USN). While it is poorly labeled, “It’s hard to get kosher food in the U.S. Marines” it really focuses on what an amazing blessing this man is to the Marines he serves. I’ve corresponded with Rabbi Elson before, but have yet to have the honor of actually meeting him. With […]
Read moreThe following is more from the Hamodia article by Dvora Frankel. See the main article HERE During Operation Desert Storm, Rabbi Feld was deployed in northern Iraq, or in military parlance, “in harm’s way” in northern Iraq. Half a million Kurds fled Saddam Hussein to the mountainous region on the northern border with Turkey. It was winter in the mountains, […]
Read moreA few weeks ago LTC Mitchell Ackerson, the Army’s top Jewish Chaplain in Iraq, returned home to his family in Baltimore. Rabbi Ackerson left some awfully big shoes to fill in Iraq. The Baltimore Jewish Times recently wrote an incredibly in-depth article about his adventures in Iraq and his heartwarming return to the States. This is kind of the Everything […]
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Here’s one for the history books! This year, over 100 U.S. Jewish troops, civilians, and even a few Iraqi nationals celebrated Passover in a very unique location: Saddam Husseins former Presidential Palace in Baghdad. The seder was organized and lead by Rabbi Mitchell Ackerson (LTC, USA), the senior chaplain for the US Army 220th Military Police Brigade. Update: Click on […]
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