SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –Aboard the retired Air Craft Carrier USS Midway, a new Torah was presented Tuesday evening, April 1, by the Jewish community of San Diego to the JWB, previously called the Jewish Welfare Board, for use by Jewish chaplains.
Carried under a chuppah by San Diego philanthropist Gary Jacobs, the Torah a few hours before had its final letters inked in by members of the Jewish chaplain corps who were attending the biennial convention of the Jewish Community Centers Association at the nearby Hilton Bayside Hotel. Rabbi Harold Robinson, in Navy uniform, accepted the Torah in behalf of chaplains of the Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy. Representatives of those services then escorted the Torah from the ceremony, and assembled guests then had dinner together in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier, which today serves as a museum ship.
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David Ogul wrote: “Proud to be a member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, which made among the largest contributions in buying a new Torah for the Jewish members of our armed forces. Dedication ceremony was held this week aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. Thanks, Donald H. Harrison, for writing about this.”
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Doris Jaffe wrote: May observance of this Torah protect all our troops. Thank you to our Military for the yeoman job you do.