The National Jewish Welfare Board has been officially advised by the Selective Service Commission that all draft boards have been asked to give “favorable consideration, wherever possible” to requests from Jewish registrants for postponement of their physical examination or induction into the Armed Forces during the forthcoming Jewish High Holy Days.
Twenty-three Jewish chaplains, the largest single group of new chaplains to be inducted into military service at any ore time in more than a year, have entered service for orientation and training, Rabbi Aaron Blumenthal, chairman of the National Jewish Welfare Board’s Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy, announced today. All of the 23 new Jewish chaplains will be ready to officiate at GI services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The High Holy Day period starts on Wednesday evening, September 21.
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