Ft. Leonardwood welcomes new rabbi, celebrates Chanukah

Jewish soldiers and community members at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri were able to participate in the first Chanukkah ceremony in recent history last week at Soldier Memorial Chapel. The ceremony was one of the first events led by Capt. Mendy Stern, chaplain, 94th Engineer Battalion chaplain, and the first rabbi assigned to Fort Leonard Wood since at least the 1950s. Around […]

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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 […]

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JWB Calendar Photos

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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