Standing Behind the Soldiers

When Captain Moshe Scheinfeld asked the Jewish community to lift the spirits of American soldiers in Iraq, he received an answer–200 pounds worth! Scheinfeld, the only Jewish soldier in his battalion, e-mailed his brother a wish list of items that his comrades in the Devil Brigade needed. That e-mail eventually arrived in Reuven Travis’ in-box. Travis, a teacher at the Greenfield Hebrew Academy (GHA) in Atlanta, mobilized students, teachers, and parents at GHA for a school-wide collection.

After a month, nearly 200 pounds of dry goods, socks, books, magazines, coffee, and candy filled the bright red collection barrels placed near the school’s entrance. “My commanders and comrades were amazed, truly amazed, at the support of the Jewish community,” wrote Scheinfeld. “What happened here was a true kiddush Hashem (sanctification of God’s name).”