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I ran across this website, from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. It spotlights a number of great resources for supporting us Jews in uniform. Jews in Green is certainly not the “end-all” of support (although we are mentioned in the list). If you want some other great ways to support the troops check it out!
Read moreBefore you send in those last minute tax forms, consider donating your state refund to troops in need. Illinois led the charge last year when it began letting taxpayers check a box on their state tax returns to donate their tax refunds to families of deployed guardsmen and reservists. Illinois’ example-which has paid out $2.7 million so far to more […]
Read moreThe New Jersey Sentinel reports on a Hebrew School that had a special military guest. Sgt. Kathleen Rickard of the U.S. Army’s 174th Transportation Battalion visited the school to personally thank them for their support of Jewish troops over Passover and throughout the year. It’s a great little story. I can imagine that this small gesture made such an amazing […]
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After numerous phone calls, emails, and hours of research, I think I finally got my head around this whole Passover thing. This should serve as a resource for any service member who wants to make sure he or she can get what they need for Passover. There are 3 basic options for Passover food provided by the military: A Participant […]
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Camouflage tallit, Shabbat candles, Gefilte Fish, and even a Torah scroll. These are a few of the things you can actually order from the Defense Logistics Agency. More specifically, you can order the items through The Chaplains’ Corner, on the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) website. It’s no Amazon.com, so it is a little more complicated that just logging on […]
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And the hamantashen just keep on coming… PhillyBurbs.com reports on a number of Hebrew school students who put together Purim packages for troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. “There are many Jewish soldiers out there,” said Rabbi Dovid Max, who heads the Community Torah Center of Bucks County. “We wanted them to still be able to appreciate the holiday even […]
Read moreThe Courier News recently published a story about Rabbi Mordechai Schwab, a former senior Jewish chaplain in the Iraq theater. It’s an interesting read. Instead of concentrating on the usual “issues” of Jewish service members serving in Muslim countries, the author focuses on the challenges faced in dealing with non-Jewish soldiers. …Schwab was waiting for an airport bus in Kuwait-a […]
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