Rosh Hashanah in Kaiserslautern
Some photos from the High Holidays in Kaiserslautern, Germany with Chaplain Shulman.
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Rosh Hashana in Grafenwöhr
Photos: Rosh Hashanah
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 […]
Read moreYom Kippur in Afghanistan
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 […]
Read moreThe Japanese Cantor and the Three-Day Pass
This great story was forwarded to us by one of our regular readers. It was originally published in Midstream Magazine in 1996. It is shared with permission from the author, Mike Lipstock. While it is a work of fiction, it is still a fine tale. Apologies for the slurs, but it was the vernacular of the time period. Today is […]
Read moreHigh Holidays in Camp Stryker
Hat tip to USCJ’s The Brave listserv Holy days draw a crowd for U.S. rabbi’s services in Baghdad By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Saturday, September 22, 2007 Most days, the only rabbi in Iraq is the one deployed there by the U.S. Army. Capt. Andrew Shulman usually leads services Friday evenings on Camp Stryker in Baghdad for […]
Read moreHigh Holidays in the Military
Spending the High Holidays in Iraq is becoming a regular occurrence these days. While the novelty of celebrating such an important Jewish holiday in an Arab land might have worn off, the level of support for those deployed there has only strengthened. A substantial force of reserve, active duty, and volunteer rabbis will be heading to the Sandbox in order […]
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