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The following is by Anne Nicolson, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Vice President.
I remember so clearly a meeting that took place years ago with a young woman serving in the Air Force. When I learned that she was alone and far away from home, I invited her to join my family for Chanukah. Unfortunately, she was getting ready to go...

A special post from National Museum of American Jewish Military History Chaplain Michael Bloom on Independence Day and its connections to Jewish tradition.
Chaplain Michael Bloom
At this time of year we celebrate the American Spirit, symbolized by the most important day in American life – the 4th of July – and the signing of the Declaration of Independence – an event and a concept reflected in the quotation selected by Quaker...

As of today, Jews in Green is under new ownership. It’s hard to believe I started the site over a decade ago. The idea initially came from my own difficulties finding Jewish resources as a young enlisted Marine.
Over the last 11 years the site has seen much iteration – of both scope and style. Most recently I really trimmed the fat, focusing only on news and history of Jewish service. Part of that restructuring was an official partnership with the Jewish War...

The following is the text from a sermon given by Rabbi Steven Rein of Agudas Achim Synagogue in Alexandria, VA.
For the second time in recent memory, the festival of Shavuot, and more specifically, the recitation of Yizkor, coincides with Memorial Day. Today, we recall not only parents, children, siblings, friends, and family, but more than one million men and...