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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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Take a look at this great video from the DOD about a Torah that was made in the memory of servicemembers who lost thier lives in combat operation in Afghanistan and is now in use at the chapel in Kandahar.
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I’m always happy to help promote resources that are helpful for deployed troops. We have featured the folks over at Web Yeshiva on our links page for sometime now, but I’d like to draw attention to them again since they are now offering their Torah classes for free. If you don’t have the benefit of a local yeshiva (as in […]
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From the Jerusalem Post – A Torah rescued from Lithuania has a home on the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. The carrier is one of the few Navy vessels to have its own Torah. Few ships are large enough to need one, said Sam Werbel, an organizer of a dedication ceremony Sunday attended by 500 community members and dignitaries. The […]
Read moreBy Dr. Alex Grobman, author of Rekindling the Flame: American Jewish Chaplains and the Survivors of European Jewry, 1944-1948. The American Jewish Historical Society’s exhibit “Particular Responsibility: The Making of the U.S. Army Talmud,” has brought a very important part of the history of the Jews in post-war Europe to the attention of the public. The chapter they cover, however, […]
Read moreThis 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 […]
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Temple Israel of Akron, Ohio will be generously donating one of their Torah scrolls for use aboard the USS Eisenhower. The Torah being donated by Temple Israel was first offered to the U.S. Navy about three years ago, when a national call went out for a Torah for the chapel aboard the USS Reagan. But another synagogue answered the call […]
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