https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=35471 Newest articles written by Heshel Mangel Copyright 2026, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. Mon, 01 Jan, 0001 12:00:00 EST Mon, 01 Jan 0001 12:00:00 EST https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=7343100 https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/7343100/jewish/Full-Circle-in-the-Arctic-Circle.htm When this Air Force chaplain was sent to remote Greenland, he knew it was G-d's will. He also knew he had a lot of preparing to do. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 EST https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=7338702 https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/7338702/jewish/At-the-Edge-of-Time.htm In 1964, the Rebbe sent my wife’s grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Lew, to Thule Air Base (now called Pituffik Space Base) in Greenland to provide services to the Jews stationed there over Yom Kippur. As a US Air Force chaplain myself, every now and then, prompted by Rabbi Lew’s reminders, I would ask whether there were any Jews stationed there who might need support, hoping for an opening that would allow me a visit, and maybe even give Rabbi Lew the opportunity to return as well. The answer was always a straightforward “nope.” This past summer, my assignment at Buckley Space Force Base ended, and during the reassignment process, I once again requested the closest base to my house, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. This would allow me to serve without traveling far from home and my family. My request was denied; all experienced chaplains were to be assigned outside of the continental USA. Most of the options were in the Pacific, but I chose Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 EST