high holidays Archive
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The Japanese Cantor and the Three-Day Pass
Posted on 06 Oct 2011This great story was forwarded to us by one of our regular readers. It was originally published in Midstream Magazine in 1996. It is shared with permission from the author, … Continue reading → -
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High Holidays in Camp Stryker
Posted on 24 Sep 2007Hat tip to USCJ’s The Brave listserv Holy days draw a crowd for U.S. rabbi’s services in Baghdad By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Saturday, September 22, 2007 … Continue reading → -
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High Holidays in the Military
Posted on 14 Sep 2006Spending the High Holidays in Iraq is becoming a regular occurrence these days. While the novelty of celebrating such an important Jewish holiday in an Arab land might have worn … Continue reading → -
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High Holidays in Baghdad
Posted on 12 Dec 2005Some of you might have seen this in an email or on a message board, but I really wanted to share this story with all of our readers (even though … Continue reading → -
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Yom Kippur in Afghanistan
Posted on 02 Feb 2005Bagram Air Base, Afganistan My name is SPC Alexander Hoffman, and I’m the Jewish lay leader for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. After this past Yom Kippur, I decided to write … Continue reading →