Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Admit it, we’ve all been there: Your (non-Jewish) chaplain is offering the invocation at some event or ceremony and he or she is nearing the end of their prayer. You’ve been inspired (or are at least content) up to this point, but you start getting this uneasy feeling in your stomach. Is he going to finish with, “in Jesus’s name […]
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A little over a month ago, an unusual unveiling ceremony took place at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Military Cemetery. At the ceremony, tombstones of five soldiers from the Givati Brigade were dedicated. The five soldiers had fallen fifty seven years ago during the bitter battles for Latrun in Israel’s Independence War. Two of the five were American volunteers who had served […]
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Who is Hot Dog Harry? He is fellow Yid and supporter of the troops, Harry Hirschinger. In 1986, Harry set up a non-profit organization called Operation: America Loves You. Their sole mission was to boost morale of troops in the field by throwing them a hot dog party. Over the years Harry and his team delivered hot dogs (yes, he […]
Read moreRabbi Bonnie Koppell (COL, USA) recently spoke to students and faculty at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University about Jewish life and religious tolerance in the military. Koppell also specifically spoke on the five major categories that military members usually request accommodation for. They include worship, dietary and medical needs, and clothing and grooming standards (i.e. beards and hair). She continued by saying […]
Read moreI ran accross this list of “Top Ten Things Overheard in the Jewish Soldiers’ Bunker in Iraq” over at Bangitout.com. It’s remotely funny, but I’m sure many of our JIG readers can do better. Post your suggestions as a comment below. 10. What rank does someone have to be to get an aliyah around here? 9. Dang it, who’s been […]
Read moreSome of these stories are a little dated, but I’ve accumulated a few articles on the activities of Rabbis and Jewish Chaplains in the operating forces. Here’s a quick round-up: Rabbinical Student Leads Services Overseas Army’s First Female Rabbi Celebrates Passover with Victory Troops Rabbi Joshua Narrowe revives Jewish Life at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Air Force commissions first female […]
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Temple Israel of Akron, Ohio will be generously donating one of their Torah scrolls for use aboard the USS Eisenhower. The Torah being donated by Temple Israel was first offered to the U.S. Navy about three years ago, when a national call went out for a Torah for the chapel aboard the USS Reagan. But another synagogue answered the call […]
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