Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
One of our astute readers pointed out that the Coast Guard recently changed its uniform policy to allow service members to wear yarmulkes while in uniform. The change did not come easy. When Jack Rosenberg went to join the Coast Guard, he explained that his religion required him to wear a kippah at all times. The Coast Guard initially turned […]
Read moreAs reported back in June, there was a change of command at the JWB this month. Below is Rabbi Lapp’s farewell message: This will be my final message to you as your JWB Director. If there ever was a definition of ‘mixed emotions’, the ones I am experiencing now certainly qualify. On the one hand, to leave a position which […]
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Certainly one of the downsides of being a Jew in the military is being stationed in the middle of nowhere. We often find ourselves far from the Jewish infrastructure that Jews in large cities enjoy. And when we deploy…fuggetaboutit. Because of this, observing mitzvot can be a significant challenge, but no matter where we are we can at least study […]
Read moreI am a psychologist involved with a group of therapists here in Los Angeles called The Soldiers Project. It is a project of the Trauma Center of LAISPS (Los Angeles Institute & Society for Psychoanalytic Studies). The group was founded by a psychiatrist, Dr. Judith Broder, who was touched after seeing a play about combat trauma. We are offering FREE […]
Read moreI’m not quite sure how I missed this, but back in February, American Jewish Life Magazine published what I consider to be the most in-depth article to-date on Jewish life in the military. An Army of Some, by Bradford R. Pilche, highlights the experience of a Jewish Marine who served in Kuwait and Iraq and includes other stories of Jewish […]
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In the previous article, Sgt Heesch asked, “Where have all the rabbis gone?” I may not know where they all are, but I have tracked down one of them. With all my experience with this site and in the Marine Corps, I had never really met a Jewish Chaplain… until this past month! I hadn’t been at Cherry Point for […]
Read moreWhere have all the Rabbis gone? This is the question asked by so many military congregations outside of the United States. The need for more Rabbis within the military chaplainry is clearly evident. In the entire United States Navy, which supports both the Navy and the Marine Corps, there are only six Rabbis. Now, the exact number of Jews is […]
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