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Portable Torah or Tanach for boot camp?
Hello all:
My son has just enlisted in the Navy DEP program (he doesn't graduate high school till June) and I would like to buy him a small torah to replace the NT version they apparently get at RTC but I can't seem to find one small enough! Has anyone had any success with this? He's a BM at the moment but is getting his rate changed to a STG, sonar technician hopefully.
Hannah
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Permalink Reply by helomom on
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Hi Hannah,
Mazel tov to your son - and you. I don't have any idea where to get a small Torah, but I suggest you go to the website www.jewsingreen.com . Jews in Green is a military site run by a Jewish Marine (an Army guy started it, hence the 'green')! I do know that there's a woman who frequents the site who owns a company that supplies all kinds of Jewish items to the U.S. Military.
I suggest, however, that you don't give him anything different or extra until he's out of boot camp. One, he won't have the time for it, and two, it's always best to be 'stealth' at boot camp. It won't last long, and then he'll have a lot more options.
Go Navy
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Permalink Reply by Hannah88 on
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Thanks, I will check this out. Also might have found a small 4x6" torah which is the same size. We are told he can bring this to bootcamp to replace the one they give him. I would rather he not have the New Testament (which is what they issue recruits) if he can have a torah. Thanks again.
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