Jewish Chaplains Spread
Out for the High Holidays
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council Sends Support Materials and Holiday
Treats Provided by Generous Donors
As the holiest time in the Jewish calendar
approaches, eight Jewish chaplains are flying to the Middle
East to provide additional spiritual support to the approximately
600 Jewish military personnel deployed there. The chaplains
will conduct services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in
different locations in Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan,
and Qatar, bringing to the tired soldiers a sense of the awe
and transcendence of these days of reflection and renewal.
JCC Association’s JWB Jewish Chaplains Council has already
shipped pocket calendars for 5766, High Holiday prayer books,
tallitot and kippot, prayer shawls and skullcaps, along with
pamphlet literature, as requested by the chaplains.
This year, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council has sent 500 international
calling cards (each with more than an hour of actual talk
time), grape juice, dried fruit, and candies to Jewish military
personnel serving overseas to sweeten their observation of
Rosh Hashanah. Soldiers will be able to call home and continue
to feel connected to the Jewish community. Manischewitz®,
the purveyor of kosher food, donated 37 cases (just over 1,000
boxes) of kosher grape juice, and Just Born, Inc. donated
their famous Mike & Ike candy. JWB sent the packages in
bulk to chaplains on the ground, who in turn distributed them
to servicemen and woman.
Celebration of Rosh Hashanah, which commences on Monday evening,
October 2, will take place at military installations around
the globe, as well as on ships at sea, and in Veterans Affairs
Health Care Centers throughout the US. Yom Kippur services
will commence with the traditional Kol Nidre chant on Wednesday,
October 12 and conclude at sundown on October 13.
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JCC Association
is the leadership network of, and central agency for the Jewish
Community Center Movement, which is comprised of 350 JCC,
YM-YWHA and camp sites in the U. S. and Canada. JCC Association
offers a wide range of services and resources to strengthen
the capacity of its affiliates to provide educational, cultural,
social, Jewish identity-building, and recreational programs
to enhance the lives of North American Jews of all ages and
backgrounds. Additionally, the movement fosters and strengthens
connections between North American Jews and Israel as well
as with world Jewry. JCC Association is also the U.S. government
accredited agency for serving the religious and social needs
of Jewish military personnel, their families, and patients
in VA hospitals through JWB Jewish Chaplains Council.
Miriam
Rinn
Communications Manager
JCC Association
15 E. 26 St., NY, NY 10010
212-786-5092
grounds. Additionally, the movement fosters and strengthens
connections between North American Jews and Israel as well
as with world Jewry. JCC Association is also a U.S. government
accredited agency for serving the religious and social needs
of Jewish military personnel, their families, and patients
in VA hospitals through JWB Jewish Chaplains Council.
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founded by the National Football League and NFL Players Association
in 1998 to use football as a catalyst to promote positive
youth development. Through the YFF, hundreds of thousands
of youngsters have been given the opportunity to learn the
game of football, get physically fit, and stay involved in
productive after-school activities with adult mentors. The
YFF also provides youth football participants with safe and
accessible places to play, as well as programs and initiatives
that address the importance of proper coaching, academics,
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