Tag: Jewish Chaplain

Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Kolakowski, known as the Koblentzer Rebbe, serves as a chaplain at a state prison in Pennsylvania, being the first Jew to hold this position in the state.
Yaakov (Igor) Siniakov, a ger tzedek and Jewish chaplain in the Ukrainian Army, is interviewed by Rabbi Meir Stambler.
Rabbi Alvin Kass is the first and longest serving chief chaplain of the NYPD.
In this personal essay, the author reflects on his relationship with his mother and the significance of Mother's Day.
Richard Eisenberg, a Jewish veteran haunted by memories of the Vietnam War, found solace in honoring a military chaplain, Rabbi Meir Engel, with Kaddish every December for over 50 years.