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Stars & Stripes has reported about the recent efforts of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps to develop portable ritual items. As of now, they have only developed portable sacraments (communion wafers and wine or juice), but “Soldier Spiritual Readiness Packets†are also in the works for us Jews as well. They come in a peel-and-serve package, “no larger than the […]
Read moreThis past Friday, I had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by Rabbi Herschel Finman on The Jewish Hour, a weekly radio program on Detroit’s WPON. The offer for the interview came out of the blue, and I was a little unsure about doing it, but it turned out to be a great experience. I’ve already thanked Rabbi Finman personally, […]
Read moreWBIR, in Tennessee reports that a local man who distributes commemorative medals for fallen service members will no longer receive support from the U.S. Army. Bob Parker, founder of Fallen Friend used to receive the names and ranks of servicemen and women directly from the Army so he could distribute his medals. The reason the Army has discontinued its support […]
Read moreThe New Jersey Star Ledger has a touching article honoring Sgt Alan David Sherman, a Jewish marine who was killed last week in Iraq when a roadside bomb tore through his convoy. Donations to the Sgt. Alan Sherman Memorial Education Fund can be made in care of the Jewish Community Foundation of Monmouth County, 100 Grant Ave., Deal, N.J. 07723.
Read moreThe Desert Dispatch recently wrote about Gene Selig, a Holocaust survivor who escaped from Sachsenhausen to the United States and later joined the Navy. In the article, Mr. Selig reflects on the freedom he enjoys in the U.S. on July 4th. However, he doesn’t hold anything back as he discusses his concern with the lack of many Americans’ appreciation of […]
Read moreNate Bloom of the Jewish World Review has written a follow-up article to his original about honoring Jewish service members who dies in Iraq. Evidently, Mr. Bloom received a large response from readers (both good and bad). In the new article he responds to some of the feedback he received. Just as his previous article, it is an interesting read. […]
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Every time I think I’ve heard it all, something like this comes along. The World Net Daily is reporting that lawmakers have instructed the U.S. Army not to use Israeli made ammunition in Iraq or Afghanistan. The issue surrounds the U.S. Army’s $70 million purchase of small arms ammunition from the Israeli company IMI. Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii and […]
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