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Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia

JL;DR SUMMARY U.S. military chaplaincy is embroiled in controversy as Jewish groups, led by the Aleph Institute, challenge the use of Jewish insignia by Messianic Jewish chaplains, who blend Jewish tradition with belief in Jesus. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Aleph InstituteReligious IdentityReligious ExpressionMessianic JudaismJewish SymbolsPentagonU.S. MilitaryChaplaincyProselytizationJewish Insignia

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Asaf Elia-Shalev is a senior reporter with JTA and is based in Los Angeles."
North Carolina, United States
"One of the chaplains cited in Alephs complaint is James Burling, who serves with a Marine combat training battalion at in North Carolina."

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