December 2011 – Jews in Green

Lakewood, NJ Mayor Deploys as Jewish Chaplain

04 Dec 2011 JR

Air Force Major Menashe Miller recently ended his term as Mayor of Lakewood, New Jersey and will be deploying to the Middle East to serve as a Jewish chaplain for the troops during the holiday season. Miller leaves in early December to offer support during the Chanukah holiday and is expected to return in January. When he returns, he will again be appointed […]

A Jew and the Tuskegee Airmen

04 Dec 2011 JR

The following is a guest post from Bruce Wolk, the author of the soon-to-be published book titled Stars on My Wings, which sounds amazing. More than two years in the writing, “Stars on My Wings,” is based on 93 first-person interviews with Jewish WWII veterans who were involved in all aspects of the air war and in all branches of the service. The […]

History

Chaplain Has His Beard And Wears It Too

01 Dec 2011 JR

After a long legal battle with the U.S. Army, Rabbi Menachem M. Stern will finally be commissioned as a First Lieutenant to serve as a Jewish chaplain. The story made news back in 2009 when he was appointed as an Army Reserve chaplain only to have the appointment rescinded the following day. The Army had refused to permit Rabbi Stern to enter the Chaplaincy despite the […]