CONTACT Adam Peck, West End Strategy Team [email protected]; 202-531-6408 NEW YORK — U.S. military personnel of all faiths and backgrounds are stationed across the globe in the service of their … Continued
JWB Jewish chaplains council
Notes from the DMZ
by Rabbi Irving Elson This was a short trip to Korea, only five days “boots on the ground,” and yet I felt so much was accomplished in such a little … Continued
Four streams of Judaism gather for chaplaincy program
JWB to host Shabbaton and annual training course in Annapolis As the longest-serving endorser of Jewish chaplains for the U.S. military, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council will hold its annual training … Continued
Chaplains star at JFNA’s GA
When Jewish Federation’s of North America wound up the final plenary of this year’s General Assembly on Veterans Day, they did so by recognizing the work of JWB Jewish Chaplains … Continued
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council to close GA on Veterans Day
Jewish Federations of North America to honor Jewish service In a ceremony honoring the Jewish military personnel who have served our country, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council will take center stage, … Continued
New year, new Torah
On August 20, a final presentation of one of our small, portable Torahs took place at the Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County in Irvine, Calif. During the ceremony, … Continued
Welcoming Those Who Serve
The Jewish community does need to recognize that there are Jewish men and women serving in the U.S. military and that they have families back home who need support. by … Continued
Three Jewish movements, one prayer book
Manhattan synagogues to use new JWB siddur over Memorial Day weekend This Memorial Day weekend, three Upper East Side synagogues will remember the Jewish men and women who have died … Continued
Watch Video from the Formal Dedication of Jewish Chaplains Memorial
Hundreds of people attended the formal dedication of the memorial to fallen Jewish chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery on October 24, 2011. After three years of intense effort by JWB … Continued
First-Hand Account of Jewish Chaplains Memorial Passage in U.S. House
In May, the U.S. Congress approved a resolution to place a memorial to Jewish military chaplains who had died while on active duty in Arlington National Cemetery. This resolution was … Continued