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Although I named myself here Navy Vet Terp, after the Navy, and after law school thanks to the GI Bill, I went back into the military, this time as an Air Force JAG officer, serving from 1979 to 1983.
by Navy Vet Terp
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on Sun Apr 12, 2015 at 08:36 AM PDT
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First Torah reading: Exodus Chapters 35 to end of Exodus.
Second Torah reading: Numbers Chapter 19.
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38.
For a diary on this week's regular Torah reading, check out my ...
by Navy Vet Terp
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on Fri Mar 13, 2015 at 07:00 AM PDT
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There are two Torah readings for this special Shabbat. The weekly reading, Mishpatim, chapters 21 through 24 of Exodus, forms the backbone of the legal code of the ancient Israelites. Two years ...
by Navy Vet Terp
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on Thu Feb 12, 2015 at 05:30 PM PST
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Friday January 16th is National Religious Freedom Day. All of us should be observing this event, because the Right is warping religious freedom to create "a right" to impose religious convictions ...
by Navy Vet Terp
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on Mon Jan 12, 2015 at 09:21 AM PST
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Torah reading for this Shabbat: Genesis 44:16 to 47:27
Haftarah: Ezekiel 37: 15-28
Last week's Torah reading ended when Joseph announces that he will keep Benjamin in Egypt as his slave, the ...
by Navy Vet Terp
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on Fri Dec 26, 2014 at 03:00 AM PST
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Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday on the Jewish calendar that has become amplified in importance to compete with Christmas. In this diary I will try to explain its historical significance and ...
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on Sat Dec 20, 2014 at 03:20 PM PST
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