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A photo of Mr. Savitt, who was then 20 and had never been bar mitzvah, is part of the window display in the Chaplains' Center, where Protestant, Catholic and Jewish chaplains all have their offices. Rabbi Slomovitz's cheerful, busy office is a center of Jewish life at the Academy. His calendar is crammed with activities. Besides officiating at Shabbat services, he counsels midshipmen — both Jewish and non-Jewish — teaches a Hebrew class, leads a three-week summer tour of Israel for Naval Academy students and helps with special activities and pro- grams like the Academy's an- nual Holocaust program and other interfaith activities. "The role of the rabbi is to serve all the midshipmen," emphasizes Rabbi Slomovitz, a commander in the U.S. Navy and a Reform rabbi, who came to the Academy in June 1989 as its second full- time chaplain. "And often I'm serving the non-Jewish students by educating them about Judaism." For example, at the annual Passover seder, the Jewish midshipmen are encouraged to invite their non-Jewish friends and roommates. In the Hebrew class, which this semester numbers 40 stu- dents, a majority are not Jewish. Christian midshipmen also sign up eagerly for the sum- mer tours to Israel which Rabbi Slomovitz has led. At the Friday evening Shabbat services, Jewish mid- shipmen often bring their Continued on Page 47 E Orlando Penta Hotel SAGAMORE KAUAI•H I LTON AN OMNI CLASSIC RESORT 'if On one of Kauai's loveliest beaches. CI Located only a short drive from N.Y. City, if Unlimited Recreation-Scuba-dive, golf... Boston Sc Montreal. Bus service available. * Disney World & Epcot Center shuttle bus. * Day trips to exciting area attractions. CI Excellent Value-only 4 Diamond Resort in 4' Fine Dining under RCC Supervision. * In-house movie & entertainment theater. Upstate N.Y.! 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