Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
This piece is written by Neil Block, Captain, US Navy, Retired, Lay Leader at Fort Benning, Georgia, Home of the Infantry. Being the Jewish Lay Leader at the Army Infantry Command at Fort Benning, Georgia is a busy time consuming job. It is more than compensated for, though, by the personal fulfillment which comes from being able to be of […]
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Click here to read the full article. Chapel Hill, N.C. – Sturdy pontoon bridges, guard towers and mess halls are standard work assignments for the Seabees, the U.S. Navy’s construction battalions. But a physician assigned to a Seabee unit in western Iraq had to look elsewhere this year for help erecting a small hut that will last only eight days. […]
Read moreBy LCDR Robert Gersh I am a wandering Jew. It is an apt title for me, considering my childhood and my present life. Growing up in my military family, we often likened ourselves to the hearty houseplant that my mother liked to grow in pots hanging around the house. Since my father was a career Air Force officer, my family […]
Read moreAre you a newly appointed Jewish Lay Leader? Are you thinking about becoming the Lay Leader for your military installation? How often have you felt that you were all alone in trying to figure out how to lead a service or carry out a Dvar Torah? Well don’t sweat it: you aren’t alone anymore. You can now visit a newly […]
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