A Sukkah On Saddam's Palace Grounds

From: http://lubavitch.org/

BAGHDAD, IRAQ--

In an interview early this
morning with Lubavitch.com, Col. Jacob Goldstein, Chief of Chaplains for New York State Army National Guard, said, "Yesterday ate in a Sukkah we put up on the grounds of the Palace."

Sukkot in Baghdad

Baghdad, Iraq--
When Chabad-Lubavitch
Rabbi Jacob Goldstein went to Afghanistan two weeks ago, he took
100 prayer shawls, four Torah scrolls, and 100 prayer books with
him. Goldstein, who is Chief of Chaplains for New York State Army
National Guard, reported that there were 49 soldiers participating
at the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services.

- posted by Izak @ 12:54 AM