Rosh Hashanah in Kaiserslautern
Some photos from the High Holidays in Kaiserslautern, Germany with Chaplain Shulman.
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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 […]
Read morePhotos: 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 moreJWB 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 […]
Read moreRabbi Weiss conducts services in Afghanistan
U.S. Army chaplain Rabbi (LTC) Avi Weiss conducts services at Forward Operating Base Shank, in Logar province, Afghanistan. Weiss conducts his last Jewish service overseas before he retires from the military in November. Photos courtesy DVIDS
Read moreSukkot Greetings From Germany
More great photos from Chaplain Shlomo Shulman, stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany. This year he shook the lulav on the old Wehrmacht parade grounds. Chag sameach!
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