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From the November 13, 2007 edition – Military chaplains: An Orthodox rabbi mixes faith and patriotism in Afghanistan Army Capt. Shmuel Felzenberg juggles outreach to local Muslims, interfaith counseling, and the kosher quest By Lee Lawrence | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan When the bus doors open, 20 soldiers clamber out, laughing, reaching for their cameras […]
Read moreEditor’s note: And this soldier asks, what did we ever do to you? Just kidding! The enthusiasm of children in helping troops both sustain morale and fulfill mitzvot is itself remarkable. In connection with the Aleph Institute, a Chabad-Lubavitch organization that caters to Jewish military personnel serving overseas, the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y., will be sending packages of […]
Read moreMark J. Pelavin, Associate Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism made the following statement: Each American life lost over the last five years of our military involvement in Iraq has created a tragic and profound hole that will never be filled in the lives of family, friends and loved ones. The solemn milestone we have reached this […]
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This piece is written by Neil Block, Captain, US Navy, Retired, Lay Leader at Fort Benning, Georgia, Home of the Infantry. Being the Jewish Lay Leader at the Army Infantry Command at Fort Benning, Georgia is a busy time consuming job. It is more than compensated for, though, by the personal fulfillment which comes from being able to be of […]
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Editor’s note: Chabad Lubavitch has really been out there supporting the troops. This is the kind of material one really enjoys posting. HILTON HEAD, S. CAROLINA – (March 21, 2008) Dvora Lakein In a speech hailed by one priest as the most inspiring talk since Martin Luther King Jr., Chabad Rabbi Yossi Jacobson addressed the Chief of Chaplains Senior Leader’s […]
Read moreOrder haggadot here. Deployed abroad? Looking for a speedy Pesach seder so one meets halachic requirements and still fits within the “hurry up and wait” of the military? Anyone who’s ever been anywhere in the military knows that the mission comes first. The 30minute-Seder, approved by Reconstructionist Rabbi and the Army’s own Chaplain Bonnie Koppell, is a perfect alternative haggadah […]
Read moreOn March 23, 1933, a Walk to Remember Anti-Nazi March & Boycott Honored By Neely Tucker Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 7, 2008; Page C07 The New York crowd was all trench coats and fedoras. It was just before noon. Snowflakes were seen outside the staging area of Domchek’s Restaurant at 12 St. Marks Pl. Jewish American war veterans […]
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