The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is currently monitoring the situation in the Arabian Sea, now has a kosher Sukkah on board, thanks to Lieutenant Yehoshua Rubin, a chaplain serving with Carrier Air Wing Nine.
By Anash.org reporter
Amid its mission in the Arabian Sea, where it closely monitors and addresses threats to U.S. interests, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has welcomed a unique addition to its deck.
After navigating through extensive paperwork and permits, just in time for Sukkos, Lieutenant Yehoshua Rubin, a chaplain serving with Carrier Air Wing Nine, successfully erected a fully kosher Sukkah on board using wood pallets attached together. A fighter jet whose wing protruded above the sukkah was duly moved to make the sukkah kosher.
The Sukkah will provide Jewish servicemen with a place to observe the mitzvah of sukkah, including the shaking the lulav and esrog, which Rubin received just in time after they were flown in from Bahrain.
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