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Here are some additional military Chanukah stories from around the globe: A Hanukkah Hope: Chabad Lubavitch of the Pacific Northwest helps Jews on the USS Ford light a 9-foot menorah on the deck of the ship. The USS Ford, a guided-missile frigate, may be a high-tech “total warfare system,” but for the past few days, it has been host to […]
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Editors Note: The following is an excerpt from Rabbi (Cdr) Mitchell Schranz’s account of Chanukah celebrations he participated in all across Iraq. There is only one word to describe this year’s Chanukah in Iraq: INCREDIBLE! Services & Menorah lightings took place at many bases and FOBs. Rabbi Mordechai Schwab and I traveled throughout Iraq where we were able to spend […]
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Editors Note: The following story was submitted by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Susan H. Meisner, from the Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan Jewish personnel-Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airman and civilians-gathered with their friends and co-workers to celebrate Hanukkah on tiny Kabul Compound, Afghanistan. While they didn’t have a minyan, they had plenty of spirit, as they took turns […]
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Shalom Lamm, a member of JISNA, and a regular reader of Jews in Green, has created a most unique hannukiah this year. The structure is built around nine 44mm anti-aircraft artillery shells. The base is built-up wood with dental molding, stained and with cutouts to secure the shells. The concept was to take objects of war and violence, and to […]
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CNN reports on a a Cub Scout pack in Houston, Texas that went out of their way to ensure deployed Jewish troops have a happy Channukah this year. As part of a service project, Pack 1190 from Congregation Emanu El prepared care packages with Hanukkah candles, menorahs and dreidels-giving Lowit and 150 other soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait a […]
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