Air Force to Make Cuts in Chaplain Corps

A recent Air Force Times story discusses the service’s intent to significantly cut the number of active duty chaplains. By the end of [the] fiscal year… the Air Force will have no more than 480 active-duty chaplains – the total stands at 528 today – and the number could dip to 470, according to the Office of the Chief of […]

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Asian Jewish Life

As someone who has done a couple of tours in Japan, I can attest that “local” Jewish culture is hard to find in the Far East. I had some pleasant experiences with on-base communities, but I never did find a kosher restaraunt or local synagogue in town. It turns out that this isn’t the case everywhere. There are thriving Jewish […]

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Kombaticah Camouflage Yarmulka: Florida Girl Selling Camouflage Skullcaps to Honor Fallen Brother

By Jeanette Friedman Oct 31, 2010 12:00 PM Eleven-year-old Shaina Agami, preparing to celebrate her bat mitzvah next year, could have chosen any number of fun things to do to infuse meaning into the special day. Instead, the South Florida girl is working to ensure that people will always remember her brother Danny, a vibrant 25-year-old cut down in the […]

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Good article about Marine Corps OCS

The first week at United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, our instructor platoon commander pulled me aside and asked whether I needed kosher meals. “Good evening, Sir. This candidate does not want the Platoon Commander to go out of his way for this candidate, Sir, I stammered, standing at stiff attention, still tentative with my candidate-speak. “I don’t care […]

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Jewish WWI Soldier’s Honor May Receive Upgrade

Three times Sgt. William Shemin dashed into the no-man’s land between the trenches. Each time, with rifle and machine gun bullets flying around him, he dragged a wounded comrade to safety. Then, when several leaders of his platoon were killed or injured, he took command and “showed great initiative under fire” until he, too, was wounded, felled by a machine […]

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