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One of our readers who creates colorable products for children to help them through deployments made a special version for Channukah. She graciously offered JIG readers a FREE downloadable Channukah (and Thanksgiving) coloring pages for your kids (or adults who really like to color). You can click on either of the images below to download the files.
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[Ed. Note: I’m a little late in posting this, but it’s still worth checking out. Especially since they have a special program just for military families.] A new online education services company, ShalomLearning, is launching an interactive “all-online” Hebrew school course for military families that are looking to bring Judaism into their homes. ShalomLearning, a pluralistic and values-based platform that […]
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This coming year’s JWB Jewish Chaplains Council’s Chaplain’s and Lay Leader’s Training Conference is going to be held in conjunction with the JCCs of North America Biennial Convention in San Diego, CA March 28 – April 1. You can see some videos from the last convention here. You can learn more about this year’s convention at biennial.jcca.org The conference is open to all active duty, […]
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Soldiers present for the pre-Rosh Hashanah service learned more about Jewish customs, prayers, and religious symbols. Maryland Defense Force Chaplain (Capt.) Chesky Tenenbaum, the first bearded defense force chaplain of any state, held a pre-Rosh Hashanah service for Maryland Guard Service members at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, MD. Chaplain (Capt.) Tenenbaum blows the shofar, a ram’s horn, during […]
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The Jewish Journal has an article about Captain Nathan Brooks, a 33-year-old, single Orthodox Jew from Los Angeles. While the article is titled “Yom Kippur in Afghanistan”, it really focuses on the daily life and some of the challenges an Orthodox Jew like Brooks faces in a place like Afghanistan. In terms of fasting, Brooks said that although he would be […]
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Chaplain Frommer is in the news again, this time in The Atlantic. It’s a great article about his Sukkot experience in Kuwait. Not only is it a nice telling of holiday observance in an austere environment, but it has some intrigue: In two days, Engineer Congregant’s soldiers had secured the necessary lumber and constructed a sukkah that looked sturdy enough […]
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