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Purim at Ford Hood

26 Mar 2009 SSG Brian Kresge

Editor’s Note: I hope this starts a trend. Maj. (Ret) Edith Freyer sent me the following, complete with photos, of Purim festivities at Fort Hood. In spite of a recent misunderstanding broadcast by someone new to the Fort Hood Jewish community, this article demonstrates that the on-post community is a welcoming bunch. Other installation lay leaders and chaplains are encouraged […]

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Purim: Revealing Our Hidden Selves

08 Mar 2006 MAJ Betty Simmons

This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, deals with G-d giving specific instsructions on how the High Priest’s clothing is to be made. Given the nature and criticality of this work, God wanted the clothing to be made by: “…the wise-hearted people whom I have invested with… wisdom.” (Exodus 28:3) Wisdom is a gift from Hashem and a privilege. To those of […]

Over a ton in care packages sent to troops for Purim

28 Mar 2005 Devorah Adler

It all began in New City, New York when seven kids decided they wanted to make a difference. The students at ToTal @ HaMerkaz, a Sunday Hebrew school, were thinking how they could show their support and appreciation to the American soldiers that are currently serving overseas. They came up with a wonderful idea called “Purim Treats for Troops”. After […]

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More Purim Support

12 Mar 2005 JR

And the hamantashen just keep on coming… PhillyBurbs.com reports on a number of Hebrew school students who put together Purim packages for troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. “There are many Jewish soldiers out there,” said Rabbi Dovid Max, who heads the Community Torah Center of Bucks County. “We wanted them to still be able to appreciate the holiday even […]

Operation Hamantashen

21 Feb 2005 JR

My wife and I spent President’s Day busy in the kitchen. We baked over 12 dozen hamentashen that will ship out along with other snacks, sweets, Shabbat candles, and cards first thing tomorrow morning. With the extreme generosity of a few people, we collected almost $100 in donations for our Purim mailing! This allowed us to send out […]

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Sweets and Treats

01 Nov 2004 JR

No, this isn’t a picture of my Halloween spoils. These are just some of the things we collected and purchased to send to troops for Chanukah. With the help of some of our readers, and some local members of the Jewish community in Pensacola we managed to send out a number of bulging boxes of goodies, CDs, DVDs, books, health […]

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