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Rabbi Aaron Landes, a retired Rear Admiral and former chairman of the Jewish Welfare Board, passed away last week at his home in Elkins Park, PA after a long battle with leukemia. Rabbi Landes had a long and distinguished career devoted to Jewish service both in and out of the military. He was involved in the creation of the Jewish […]
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The JTA reports that the Jewish Welfare Board will be releasing a new version of the military issue siddur during its annual conference this week. The current siddur was last revised in 1956 and is the only officially military issued siddur in use that can be ordered through the military supply system. Chaplains and lay leaders sometimes use off-the-shelf siddurim […]
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This coming year’s JWB Jewish Chaplains Council’s Chaplain’s and Lay Leader’s Training Conference is going to be held in conjunction with the JCCs of North America Biennial Convention in San Diego, CA March 28 – April 1. You can see some videos from the last convention here. You can learn more about this year’s convention at biennial.jcca.org The conference is open to all active duty, […]
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The JWB is in the last stage of preparing their 5774 (2013-14) Jewish pocket calendar and are in need of a good cover photo. If you have a photo of Jewish servicemembers praying, eating, celebrating from any of the events of the last year that can be sent with adequate pixel density your program could be “The Poster Child” for […]
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I’d like to share an excellent program run by the JWB that helps to get Torahs in the hands of chaplains and lay leaders around the globe. Jewish military chaplains certified by JWB, and lay leaders trained by JWB, run services, conduct Seders, and offer comfort to Jewish personnel. But all too often, when conducting services, they are lacking the […]
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The JWB posted a video containing testimonials from a number of the chaplains in attendance at their conference this year. The chaplains share some of their favorite experiences as well as what the chaplaincy means to them. The video includes: Lieutenant Emily Rosenzweig, USN Captain Heather Borshoff, USA Captain Irv Elson, USN Lieutenant Josh Sherwin, USN Captain Sarah Shechter, USAF […]
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Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mark Ferguson USN will be the key note speaker at the JWB annual conference at the Naval Academy Annapolis MD. When he was Chief of Naval Personal, then VADM Ferguson was the key player in expanding the SECNAV Instruction allowing broader access to kosher food. The Vice Chief Of Naval Operations (VCNO) administers the […]
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