Another Jewish Marine KIA

Captain Robert Secher was killed last month in Iraq. A man who wanted so much to be a Marine that he went to boot camp at 17 is being mourned in Germantown. Taps sounded at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery yesterday for Captain Robert Michael Secher, who was killed by a sniper’s bullet in Iraq. At Secher’s funeral at Temple […]

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News Roundup

Rabbi Goldstein in Korea – The usual commentary on his beard plus how he’s helped out for the High Holidays. Payday loans illegal for servicemembers – New law makes it illegal for creditors to give these sketchy loans to active duty members. New enlistees are often a target of predatory lenders, and the new rules help to prevent this along […]

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Revisiting the “J” Word

A few months back, I wrote about the use of Jesus in chaplain prayers. The LA Times ran an article recently about the same thing entitled, Invoking God’s Blessing – but Whose God?. “When you begin to pray in a way that shows a clear affinity to a faith group, that could knock out a lot of people who could […]

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A Jewish-American Thanksgiving Haggadah

In an effort to provide the American Thanksgiving with a little traditional Jewish flavor, I put together a little pamphlet with some suggested reading, prayers, songs for the occasion. This little tool can be found at www.thejewishsoldier.com A great “ice breaker” to help share with non-Jewish friends some traditional Jewish prayers and stories during the Thanksgiving meal. Good health and […]

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