Happy Jews at West Point

I recently mentioned a story by The Forward about Jewish life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Since I’m a big fan of good news, I thought I would also bring your attention to a Cleveland Jewish News story on the Jews at West Point. In particular, the author discusses the active role of Hillel on campus.

No Hillel director, arguably, could be more devoted to graduating seniors than Maj. Carlos Huerta, the Jewish chaplain at the U.S. Military Academy.

“You can’t imagine how I feel,” Rabbi Huerta said recently. “They’re not going to work for a corporation. They will be on a battlefield in 12 months.”

Huerta was presiding over the Jewish baccalaureate service that preceded the cadets’ graduation ceremony on Memorial Day weekend. The service was held in West Point’s stately Jewish chapel, a towering building with a commanding view of the Hudson River below.

Read the full CJN article HERE.