Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year begins, and on the application of the

Rosh Hashanah period known as the Jewish new year starts on Wednesday and continue following sundown two days.

Rosh Hashanah is called on the first afternoon Tashlikh is kept close to the particular service in the body.

It is the standard for Jews to walk on the banks of the river or this little, preferably one, fish and recite the participation of the penitential prayers.

These prayers, Jewish religious text according to him, "You are the essence of the River Sidon were cast into the water depths of all your sins and to make its own people, the House of Israel, had been left in place; if they no longer remembered or visited or ever come to mind for the remission of sins."

Tashlikh two pockets or hems and casting of bread crumbs in water, which is symbolic for the sins of the sounds and the start time of the year a new the Bible clear. Rosh Hashanah means according to Jewish tradition, and also the start of a spiritual itsetarkkailua improvement within 10 days.

This year, with vaivaan Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish year. Close on today's prayer is, do not believe in the sovereignty of God by providing the vastaanottovahvistuksesta World Jewish Centre atmosphere. Rosh Hashanah best identify the Biblical precept is a RAM's horn, the Shofar is called otherwise.

Horn sound has been considered to be Jews according to the Torah penitence and Isaac Genesis 22 reminder-invitation to the annual general meeting of the binding.

The text describes the faithfulness of God, which had been requested bush as horns and sacrifice his son Isaac instead of random access memory (RAM) to replace the test Abraham 's.

Jewish tradition also link the Jews do not believe in a God might run the Shofar revelation at Mount Sinain and heralding messianic period.

Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide prevention month

What is it?

Our commitment to enhancing the army will be an ongoing Health Promotion/risk reduction/Suicide prevention (HP/RR/SP) programs, soldiers, Army (CD) civilians and families, in accordance with the army's Suicide prevention Month, Sept 1-30, 2010, with the national Suicide Prevention Week, Sept 5-11, 2010 at the latest. Suicide prevention month is the Army-wide to bring awareness, understanding, and the army's HP/RR/SP applications our key internal and external audiences.

What is the army made?

More than 160 active duty Soldiers of suicide in 2009, the five-year trend army itsemurhia still.In response to the army set up multi-level, a holistic approach to HP/RR/SP, that recognizes the many challenges facing the US Soldiers, families and military civilians face.

General Peter Chiarelli, vice Chief of staff, U.s. Army, has said that "Soldiers live today life in these first 6 Service; [their] more experience gained during the first-to-peer, the vast majority of the population, and the enumeration as a lifetime."

Military programmes are designed to help the Soldiers of the army civilians, families and their challenges, including substance abuse, financial and relationship problems, post-traumatic stress and the brain damage "the life of the characters".

In the spring of 2009, the army established the army's Suicide prevention Task Force (ASPTF) organization focused on promoting military, civil and family wellness. Army also launched the army campaign plan for Health Promotion, risk reduction and prevention of Suicide (ACPHP) to synchronize the better care and support services focused on a number of programs.

The inception of the lease, because ASPTF is identified to perform the army HP/RR/SP work improvements and more than 240, 20 July 2010, shall be exempt from the army HP/RR/SP-report.

The continuous work for the army planned in the future?

The army continue to strive to maintain the edge of the control, while reinforcing the best care garrison systems, DA civilians, soldiers and product groups. do so by working directly released July 2010 army HP/RR/SP report more than 240 recommendations August 2010, the army's Suicide prevention Task Force (ASPTF) was again as the army's Health Promotion risk reduction Task Force, which is now in the implementation of these recommendations.

Why is this important for the army?

The reduction of suicide within the army requires an integrated approach to improve the physical, mental and spiritual health of our Soldiers, families and civilians. resiliency, and positive life skills and capabilities of our army's family is not only lower suicide rates, improving quality of life for the whole army of our community.

Resources:

1-800-273-TALK (8255) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (crisis intervention)

1-800-342-9647 Military OneSource (Resource Information)

(G) 1 website

Suicide prevention contact

Suicide prevention training

The reduction of Health risks identified Suicide prevention report

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The Iranian Government, through the hard times of the former share information

It was the possibility of meeting the Easter Sunday mass, which leads to the retired Colonel Charles Scott return to Fort McPherson on Tuesday.

What is the possibility does not, however, were Scott used as Iran hostage crisis in Iran in 1979 the Government used during the days of 444.

As part of the U.s. Army Garrison Chaplain of the Agency's staff leadership conference series Scott talked about the crowd Chapel Center, his captivity and how he was able to keep his military vows have true.

"We have our training and experience," Scott said. "I think the strength of God, family and myself made me. "

Terror began to Scott 4 Nov 1979, when he 51 Other Americans were accompanied by measures the mob, Iranians, who stormed the US Embassy.

Scott recalled that it crowd browsing walls and gates, and fire, he thought, in spite of not using a weapon, one thing never taught him the army had to surrender and, where appropriate, that is.

"Just because you are a prisoner, you do not give up the fight," Scott said.

Even if it was the first time, Scott said he was a true loss PetSTEP Pet Ramp of freedom and independence, he or she no longer one thing was his sense that the Director.

"Was a Director," he said, he took the view that, if he broke, others also be blocked."Courage is contagious."

Scott said help them through the ordeal, he came with three realistic goals: he did not say or do anything other hostages in danger, he remembers, he was a member of the American Warrior and say or do anything TV than embarrass us and he begins training lie ".

"I became an expert liar. I was ashamed, but I needed to survive," Scott said. Alive he made, although in certain situations, such as Iranians, whether or not the work of hostages and perform mock execution squad, Scott said she was afraid.

Shall be determined in accordance with the Iranians "is not the last spectacle over us", Scott said he stuck his beliefs, even when he questioned whether he by measuring the other American heroes.

Although four months in solitary confinement and three-and-half-week search too serious, he needed to put an end to the spine surgery after released, Scott never broke.

Ironic as it was his torturers, which breaking the first. "They never gave up,., "he said. Although not laughing at the time of the relevant, Scott joked about how Iranians are his Denials reveal valuable information.

"They told me I must be the army Tyhmin Colonel," he said. "They do not tell people who first. "

Smarts, Scott said, helped he and his yourself through the prisoners.

Moral remain group uses humor, the code uses the spread of jokes the tap of the prisoners of war in Vietnam.

The code is used also passes along the rumors, Scott in the middle of the role in the direction of the rumor.

Scott said, although he helped his faith in God for self-reliance and prayer-the power of his own and other-helped him through.

Scott, he said "I found the admission of pain when I got Home through to get people prayed for us."

Despite this, he endured, saying it was because of their "of prayers were answered." "I won the toughest fight my whole life, "he said.

Today, almost 30 years after the publication of his further negotiation process tells the ordeal of Scott, travel around his story to share with other users.

When Easter mass, the u.s. Army Garrison Catholic chaplain Chap. (Captain) Fred Wendell spoke with Scott and learned about his story.

Wendell said two only casually place when entered.

Wendell said he knew Scott would be a good speaker Management Conference that brings leaders from all walks of life to share with others their inspiration, one of the Fort McPherson, Scott received shall be as set out in the round of applause.

CHAP. (column) of James Agnew, Deputy United States Army Forces Command chaplain thanked Scott his "witness and courage" and gave him the coin.

Scott received a gift also USAG chaplain, (Lt. column) Robert Phillips, the fourth book "Star: Four Generals and Epic Struggle for the future of the US Army."

For more information about Scott and hostage situation, read his book "Pieces of Game: the human Drama of the Americans held hostage in Iran."

The Jewish community is preparing to be bound by the terms of Yom Kippur

US Army Garrison to reveal the presence of the Director of the Jews, the Jews, the period of Yom Kippur, starts Sept 17 Kol Nidre compliance with and make one hour after sundown Sept 18.

Yom Kippur Jewish Bible source can be found in the Torah \ Book of into the service, number 23: "the Lord spake unto Moses, saying ' the tenth day of the seventh month is the day of Atonement is a Sacred meeting you, and shall afflict your souls (fast).

May make any work all day, because it is the day of Atonement.""

The Jews must satisfy the conditions laid down in the Torah the commandment "afflict your souls" jättämiseensä, all eating and drinking until sundown Sept 17. sundown, with effect from 18 Sept.

This applies to all of the Jews except the very old or sick and young yet bar or bat mitzvahed.

The obligation to five religious services quickly, together with this 24-hour period, is intended to help the Jews will focus on and seek forgiveness from God and Family, neighbors and friends sins and star.

Some Jewish women to reduce white garments or special white robe men during the Yom Kippur is custom symbolizing purity and forgiveness.

Leather items, including footwear during the Yom Kippur is replaced with other substances, the Jews do not believe that is not made in accordance with the animal clothing should hide suojalaseja during compliance.

Yom Kippur on the conclusion of the marked one blast Shofar RAM's horn, with the aim of the signal of joy and all the Jews who believe God has forgiven them with all their weaknesses and has Blessed them in so far as they concern health, happiness and welfare of the Bible in the new year Carnival elation. more information about the various synagogues and temples metro Atlanta area, Jimmy Bradford, Director of the 770-Jews fix 461-4298 or 770-474-3031 call.

These boots were made for walking

CAMP NATHAN SMITH, Afghanistan-Kandahar province In Afghanistan, the Afghan national police forces in the women's category was completed in the first formal coalition sponsored the development of the training course, 5 traditional burqas, ANP uniforms and combat boots.
TF shadow soldiers donated of boots and other essential clothing 11 women, which was finished and you are going to provide assistance in the future.
Because women are not fully incorporated in the ANP, they often cannot be granted uniform items need not perform their work, said 1st Lt. Elizabeth Merwin, (e) Co., the Task Force leader and shadow maintenance team Dari linguist.
Lend a helping hand in these women, Captain Kevin Trimble, TF shadow Chaplain helped collect boots, burqas, sunglasses, socks and gloves, soldiers, churches and friends to donate to, he said.
This training course is scheduled and the deposit facility will remain unchanged, it is necessary for these items should also be given.
Afghan Ministry of the Interior of the selected Self-Security Awareness course developed by the Norwegian police, Kabul and now ANP trainers and Canadian civil police use of Kandahar.
Training is focused on providing training opportunities for women and is a strong and successful policewomen.
12 days of the date on which the training is taught two Afghan policewomen support and assistance to coalition forces, during the course of this the United States of America, Canada, Norway, the members of the forces, helped manage training.
Women were taught the threat level to assess and determine how much effect it is necessary, said Merwin.They learned to take the first aid techniques, and different weapon skills help them at work.
The course focused on the question of women's confidence and skills they need to operate ANP.
The majority of these women struggling to support their children, said Merwin. are not related to the security of their families, to be licensed.
Support the women by providing them to carry out its work to reduce the burden on kansalaislevottomuuksiin.
The women were so is proud to present our new boots and burqas, said Merwin.
Something as simple as clothing article integration because of pride and purpose.
Merwin is about Kandahar City 400,000 women only 23 trained ANP women said. This has created the drive to train more women ANP.
It is important that the women of Afghanistan culture ANP officers, as well as the serious limitations.
"A man who is not related to the woman cannot search for his or her home, type unless the male member of the family are present," said Merwin. "To prevent our forces to search. "
ANP women are walking the thin line, playing a very important and risky role in Afghanistan security.
"We do not want to change the culture, but to improve their lives," said Merwin. "Getting women involved in the safety of fishing effort is slow but efficient. "
The participation of women in this security must be speeded up in different ways.
General Dastgier Mayar, Kandahar's Sarpoza Prison warden, said he was happy to see the Kandahar City training programme and is proud to be his progress towards security see the city.
ANP women at different levels of the rules of procedure, be assisted by the security forces, so that they can strengthen the security of the entire city.
Many graduating women must work such as prison guards and while watching women changing Sarpoza, said Merwin.
Dastgier said he has seen the sustainability and courage of women from other countries and is good to see women in its own country moving in the same direction.
Women ANP officers can help you control the campaign against drugs and drug violence in the community.
Abdul Ranjbar, head of the Kandahar's Counter Narcotics Department, said he has already seen the ANP women's assurance efforts of distinction and is pleased to see the valid extension.
After completing this lab, graduates are to make a distinction between the city's security.
One graduate said he is happy to be in a position to serve the needs of his people and to improve the Kandahar province of his community.
He thanked everyone who was involved in to give him an opportunity, which he was very grateful for all the encouragement and support.
Women were very grateful to the teachers and the assistance of coalition forces. shows the only continuously offer them gifts, such as the trinkets and henna.
"Afghan women are very affectionate," said Merwin. "If you give them something they feel obliged to give you something in return. "
Participants and trainers were not doing it for gifts.
Merwin said the most part of his participation was rehevää see them move to the lowly, the competent authority of the docile women to women.

US Soldiers pilgrimage to a Black church of Madonna

LETNICA/LETNICE, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia and Albania Aleja thousands of venture in this village in the eastern part of Kosovo, which mark the Catholic Holy days in August. The feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary connection shall be the date on which many people believe that Mary's body and soul of the actions were brought into heaven.

Black Madonna Church is the Festival is of special importance to this place where Agnesa Bojaxhiu received his calling to devote her life as a work of the Lord.Better Known as Mother Teresa Bojawhiu made his first trip to church when he was 7 years old when he and his family visited near Skopje. He said paid his calling later, when praying Church inside the age of 18.

About 300 people living in Letnica/Letnice, but they are joined by thousands of people in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe to accept the crowds that Mass shall be understood as any, sprawling property next to the three century old church.

Forces soldiers in Kosovo, including several dozens of Americans hundreds joined this year, the Deputy Minister of Haj development 15.The majority of these United States Soldiers are multinational National Battle group in Eastern Europe, based on close to Camp Bondsteel. After entering the Letnica/Letnice outskirts they related their KFOR counterparts-Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal, and a brief religious service. This was followed by a two-mile hike through the wooded hills of the white Church Karadak black twin spires. US Soldiers was one of those who was waiting to get inside the long lines and pray If Mother Teresa once prayed to the same pews.

"Sitting in the bench where he sat means a lot. Not many have the opportunities, "said column Francisco j. Neuman, Ponce, Puerto Rico, MNBG E Commander and Puerto Rico National Guard a member."This church is one of the most wonderful things that Kosovo is."

Column Neuman and several other U.s. Soldiers said Caralluma they were celebrated the feast of the assumption as if they were back Home, but KFOR deployment they thought they had a rare opportunity to experience this pilgrimage beatified Mother Teresa in the former Church.

Approximately 85% of the Puerto Rico 4 million inhabitants is Catholic. There you will find a list of 78 municipalities have ten days in honor of Mary or the Saints each patron festivals said Sgt. 1st Class Ramon green, Assistant Auditor General, noncommissioned MNBG (e) the accounting officer, the accounting officer and member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, such as Cayey. Letnica/Letnice, established in Green's honors assumption.

"We celebrate in the same year, Puerto Rico.We have a great service with MassachusettsMary statue is carried in the procession, and we pray rosary, "said green.

Pfc. Chris Poirrier, Ark, a Monticello,., headquarters and headquarters Company, 1-114th aviation medic is a Catholic, but it's not as familiar with the holy pilgrimage today. He went mainly due to the fact that the Church of the most famous former congregant.

"I came to take part in the feast of the assumption (Mother Teresa) was his calling, and at the same time.I thought it was really humbling.It was absolutely uudelleenvahvistamista me.It is difficult to know the location, such as the spirit, "said Poirrier, a member of the Arkansas National Guard.

Sgt. Gina Middlebrooks, Athens, GA., radiographer with the medical Task Force said he had a similar feeling with the historic church.

"It was a lifetime for me, especially to go at the same time as the other Aleja," said Middlebrooks, adds that Mother Teresa to connect this visit extra interesting."I was just awe is not permanent and to think that he used to stand there, too."

Mass. led the local bishop, who had joined the priests in the whole territory of origin and KFOR-military chaplains.(Major-General Angel Sanchez, MNBG E, read the Gospel.

In this case, the previous Column Neuman an advanced deployment in Kosovo, but at that time, he was involved in providing security. this year, he led the U.s. delegation, it was the General Wilton p. Gorske and a member of the Georgia National Chief of staff of the KFOR Guard Size KFOR contingent led. Lt. General Markus Bentler, KFOR Commander. Column Neuman said that hiking through forests are offered the opportunity to remove their minds of Aleja and prepare for your specific Massachusetts

Catholic mass in the downstream KFOR Commander, Lt. Gen. Bentler spoke configuration in English and German. observations was also translated into Albanian.

"We will have to bring peace in Kosovo and we are very happy to see what we see here today," said Lt. General Bentler. "It is important to pray for peace today. We also know that peace in the hearts of the people can grow only from the bottom of my heart I would like peace. the whole of the people in Kosovo. "
Column Neuman, which is his third deployment in Kosovo, said he accepts that peace within the territory of peace depends on people.

"That is the only thing we can do to avoid conflict-is peaceful. we need to have that in mind at all times," he said.

USF-I Commander Basra resiliency, campus tours

COB BASRA, Iraq-the soon-to-open the resiliency, campus, käyttövarantoja SystemRoot Basra hosts General Ray t. Odierno, Commander of US forces in Iraq, his base the development of 18 at the time of the visit.

Fault-tolerance to the campus provides fault-tolerance-emotional, spiritual, mental, family support and the physical setting, which makes it possible to approach things in their own way and your pace propre Soldiers under all parts of the roof.

"I believe that some people get scared off groups, so they want someone to develop something for them, so that they can be improved, and you can find all that here," said t. Odierno.

To this end, the buildings set contains all of the gym and nutritional professionals and financial management of mental health, the family of computers in the Internet-based video for making calls.

Chaplain's office also important, but it is one of an open call for tenders, to examine the individual faith and allows a lot of interaction between the chaplains and other Soldiers Soldiers as they wish in the atmosphere.This is a small library of books that cover the different religions-Buddhism Meditation spaces and Wiccan.

"It is different from the Chaplain in the sense that this is unobtrusive environment," said the chaplain (major general) Gary Fisher, 1st light infantry Division Deputy Division chaplain from Abilene, Texas, Kan. "is given the opportunity to be and do research, to learn to meditate, to ask questions to begin the discussion, in order to examine only their own personal journey to examine personal faith and their faith walk."

The campus to Soldiers face underlines the whole person approach. when someone is in a given area, the other parts of the life and health may affect their ability to absorb the integrated approach is possible, for example, the physical condition of the struggling for Soldiers from seeking help to workout or diets and other situations they may not have thought search help was up impacting the physical fitness.

It is not surprising in good condition can be a person's ability to deal with the dramatic consequences of other stresses.

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Barren, 1st Inf. div. Surgeon in a cell that is placed under the supervision of a campus gym part, "the general goal is to ensure that Soldiers is physically not only emotionally and spiritually Fit family and socially," said.

"It is the military to come and feel in one needs to ensure a place", Barren, Baltimore native, said.

Brooks, United States of America within the South and 1st Division Commander, major General Inf. General Vincent k. said all gym equipment had been re purposed left Iraq troop-withdrawal as part of the closure, remove the need to purchase new equipment.

He also stated, in reply to t. Odierno's comment that it is important to make efforts back home again, fault-tolerance in which units, when they leave the theatre here on the campus is actually modeled after one at Fort O'Reilly, home of the 1st Division.

T. Odierno: the campus's response was positive, and he asked about officers and noncommissioned officers, who provided his tour, he was particularly impressed with the components in many different areas.

"I have always had a lot of respect for the 1st Division, in particular in the Light of the current leadership," said t. Odierno. "I have a lot of confidence in your abilities, but more importantly, what you can do this not only on how you can take care of their own Soldiers, and it has had the honour to confirm with you all. "

Welcome to the Command of the armed forces to take part in the healing field event directors

DAVENPORT, Iowa-speaking as comrades in arms, thus commanding general, command sergeant major of the Army chaplain and Welcome Command command participated in all the improvement era veterans in the field of the seventh annual event is considered to be the Memorial Park development 27-29.

American flags in the dozens of cover healing field, both have fallen during the past year, the warriors that contains the names of the placard. Dais on rifles, exceeded a helmet and be accompanied by the boots, pay homage to the dead branches of the military service.

Inspiring his remarks at the opening ceremony, the development of 27 major general public Yves j. Fontaine, ASC's commanding general, talked about the nature of the transaction.

Fontaine "I can assure all visitors touched your hearts and you try to move out of inspired and populate a new found indebted to all our veterans-the last in the presence of the living and the dead,-both for those who serve today," said.

At development of 29 award ceremony taking ASC Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen d. Blake is described in the ties that bind people in uniform.

"All of us Servicemember, constitute the exercise of any mother's love is stronger and stronger than the wedding promise," he said.

Chaplain (major general) Charles b. Rizer, Jr., was the starting point of prayers opening and closing ceremonies.