Conflict Between Belief, Regs Prevents Jewish Chaplain
The Wall Street Journal picks up on a story covered here previously: Rabbi Menachem Stern has been trying to become a US military Chaplain, but is currently unable because he wears a beard as a tenet...
View ArticleChaplains, Soldiers, Politicians Gather for Sabbath Retreat
The Aleph Institute sponsored its 5th Annual Military Sabbath Retreat and Training Course in Miami, Florida in February. Billed as an opportunity “to decompress and be strengthened,” in the words of...
View ArticleUS Air Force Enlists First Bearded Rabbi
Perhaps drowned out by other military religious issues, a few sites noted that the US Air Force recently swore in its first Jewish rabbi with a beard: Rabbi Elie Estrin [made] history this week. The...
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