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Finley said. "I had a really tough day
not long ago. I allowed myself to feel
all the fear I had not been willing to
came home and made sure to find his
face. Then I talked it over with my wife
prayer book and tefillin and took them
and children, who are 5 and 9, and
with him."
decided I didn't want to make this a
theme. I'll feel anxiety when it's time to
Ways To Worship
feel the anxiety. Now I put it in a little
On board the ships and on the ground, box and take it out maybe twice a day."
But for the siblings of military per-
opportunities for Jewish life are few
sonal, the solution doesn't come quite
and far between. Some parents wonder
as simply.
whether their children are at greater
"I never thought there would be a
risk revealing their religious affiliation.
war when he left," Bryan Zeitlin said
"It clearly depends on where they're
about his older brother Allen. "Being
located," Deborah Astor pointed out.
the middle child, I was kind of excited
"Some have dog tags that say they're
to get him out of the house, but I never
Jewish, yet others wear tags that say
Protestant B; it's a euphemism and it's all thought he'd be in harm's way. It just
scares me not knowing when I'm going
right to do that for reasons of pikuach
to talk to him next, where he is, what
nefesh — saving a soul. If you're going
he's doing."
into places that say they don't want any
There's no question, it's a difficult
Jews, then changing your dog tag is not
concept
for even adults to grasp. Many
denying your identity, its for reasons of
pikuach nefesh. There's also the question find themselves not knowing what to
say. Even rabbis have questioned what
of whether it's in their best interest to
to do to help their congregants with
gather for Passover or Shabbat."
family members far away, facing the
Yet the Jewish service men and
prospect of war. For Marlene and Garry
women who feel comfortable somehow
Zeitlin, the answer is simple.
seem to find each other.
"We like it when people ask about
"My son, Kayitz, served as a lay
Allen," Marlene said. "Even that
leader on his last deployment," Rabbi
Shabbat when he was leaving, our
Finley said proudly. "They'd have
Friday night services and typically six or friends saw I was visibly upset and
came up and gave me a hug. It just
eight people would show up. Some
helps to know they care."
guys were married to Jewish women
Garry said quietly; "We love Allen,
and they said their wives would be
and we're very proud of him. From the
happy they were there."
day he was accepted, we've had an
According to Rabbi David Lapp,
American flag hanging out front."
director of the Jewish Chaplain's
And with the kind of love that could
Council, there are only 28 Jewish chap-
only
come from a little sister, Caryn
lains scattered throughout more than
piped
in, "And it always will, till he's
100 military installations. In the
safe." E
home
Middle East, there are seven. "What
they'll do is travel from location to
location. A helicopter takes them from
m
ship to ship; they call the helicopter a
`holy helo,'" he says. "So when the
Jewish families with loved ones
LI
chaplain on the next ship hears a rabbi
in the military can connect with
is coming, he'll announce it on board.
others in the Detroit area by con-
"We have sent over 1,000 seder kits to
tacting Marlene Zeitin at
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those who are going to have Passover
mzairforcemom@hotmail. corn
there, all the items they'll need, like
To join TheBrave, a Web list
matzah, Hagaddah, gefilte fish and soup.
formed for Jewish parents and
We've sent it all to Jewish chaplains who
members of the military nation-
will distribute it to Jewish personnel."
wide: thebrave@uscj.org
To reach a Jewish military
chaplain, contact Rabbi David
Coping At Home
Lapp at dlapp@jcca.org or by
While families appreciate knowing their
calling (212) 532-4949.
children are being cared for during the
For more information about
holiday, there's no disguising the fact
Michigan Military Moms, call
LI
that there'll be an empty seat this
(313) 386-8035 - or write to
Passover at each of their tables. In turn,
smsk@aol.com The group meets
they've had to develop their own cop-
the second Thursday of every
ing systems.
month at the American Legion in
"My son is in Kuwait and we haven't
Dearborn, 3001 S. Telegraph Road.
heard a thing since Feb. 24," Rabbi
READYING FOR WAR
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