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The 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 moreThe following is an article written by Dvora Frankel of Hamodia. It is reprinted in it’s entirelty with the permission of the author and Hamodia. While you may already be familiar with much of the information in the article, it offers a unique look at the issues from an Orthodox point of view. Bullets, explosions, kidnappings and murders. Today, approximately […]
Read moreUriel Heilman over at the JTA recently wrote a great article about celebrating the holidays overseas. In the article, Rabbi Felzenberg talks about his battalion’s own Army engineers bulding him a sukkah, “which could likely withstand a hurricane!†He is also trying to get the welders to make “a nice display-size menorah for Chanukah. How is that for support! It’s […]
Read moreThe New Jersey Star Ledger has a great article about Army chaplain Rabbi Felzenberg. For those that don’t know, Rabbi Felzenberg is currently serving as the chief rabbi for all of the US troops serving in Iraq. The brief article gives some insight on the daily life of a Jewish chaplain in Iraq, as well as some specifics about the […]
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If you are reading this, you are certainly aware that Jews are an integral part of the U.S. military, but did you know that Jews are deeply involved in influencing defense policy as well? There are many Jews vitally interested in a strong national defense and deeply committed to bridging the information gap between the military and civilian world, and […]
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Major General, U.S. Army (Ret.) Major General Sidney Shachnow is most known for his 32 years of service with the U.S. Army Special Forces which culminated in his position as commander of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command. General Shachnow served two tours in Vietnam and earned two Silver Stars and three Bronze Stars with V for Valor. General Shachnow’s […]
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