{"id":74217,"date":"2022-09-21T19:49:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/21\/congressman-called-out-for-scheduling-military-event-on-jewish-holiday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:02:11","slug":"congressman-called-out-for-scheduling-military-event-on-jewish-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/21\/congressman-called-out-for-scheduling-military-event-on-jewish-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman called out for scheduling military event on Jewish holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nonprofit is calling out a congressman\u2019s office for scheduling a military event in his southern California district on one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to Rep. Juan Vargas (Calif-D), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org\/2022\/09\/mrff-condemns-u-s-congressman-who-scheduled-service-academy-night-on-jewish-holy-day-rosh-hashanah-and-refuses-to-change-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">Military Religious Freedom Foundation demanded<\/a> the lawmaker reschedule an upcoming \u201cService Academy Night\u201d on Sept. 26, the first day of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA Service Academy Night held on Rosh Hashanah excludes your many Jewish constituents, is insensitive to their religious faith, and goes against the Democratic platform of inclusion and diversity,\u201d Michael Weinstein, the group\u2019s founder and president, said in the note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt also hinders the Department of Defense\u2019s goal of developing a diverse officer corps that reflects the public it services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/08\/23\/how-harshly-should-dod-punish-political-religious-proselytizing\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cross.jpg_4f545a.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How harshly should DoD punish political, religious proselytizing?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army Reserve Maj. Jamie Schwandt, who identified himself as an Army officer in the video, said his proclamations were not political opinions but facts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weinstein, a retired Air Force judge advocate, asked for the event to be moved to a date that does not conflict with a Jewish holy day or that of any other faith. When he spoke with the congressman\u2019s staff, they suggested prospective applicants to the academies would still be able to watch a streaming or recording of the event if they could not attend in person, Weinstein told Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service academy information nights are typically put together for high school students and their families to learn more about the nomination process for joining one of the military academies, something Weinstein affirmed was important, especially in light of the Army\u2019s recent recruitment issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other California lawmakers have recently held similar information sessions on less problematic dates, including congresswomen <a href=\"https:\/\/steel.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/steel-hosts-information-night-military-service-academy-applicants\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Steel<\/a> (Calif-R) and <a 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