Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
[Editor’s Note: This story was “lost” for a year and a half, but its call to arms for Jewish communities with military members is as relevant today as it was when it was originally authored.] I have just returned to my home in the hinterlands of rural Georgia from the big city of Washington, DC and have been contemplating a suddenly clear […]
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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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I cannot find all the appropriate and necessary words to express the emotion that suffused me throughout the entire September 16-18 weekend of the dedication of the Uriah P. Levy Jewish Center and Chapel at my alma mater. One thought kept running through my head, and continues to do so. We have come a long, long way from the days […]
Read moreOne of the most desired resources for many of our Jewish troops besides their own personal copy of “Prayer Book for Jewish Personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States” is a pocket size Torah or Tanakh, depending on one’s individual preference. A Torah (the Five Books of Moses) used to be available in the Department of Defense’s supply […]
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And How You Can Get Involved After having just returned from the annual military Lay Leader’s Conference at the Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia, I am struck by the realization that the absolutely overwhelming greatest contact that Jewish troops have with their Judaism and in-service Jewish programs is by and through Lay Leaders. Why that realization in those stark terms […]
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EDITORS NOTE: The following is an article submitted by Neil Block (Capt USN Ret), the Navy-half of the incredible Army-Navy lay leader team at Fort Benning, Georgia. The story of the team is an amazing one and they are performing a truly valuable service to the Jewish men and women who serve and train at the base. Each year the […]
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