Two Jewish Retired Naval Leaders Tell Some Memorable Stories Of Holiday Seders At Sea VINnews

SAN DIEGO (JNS) – The Torah reserves some of its most elegant poetry for nautical phenomena amid the Red Sea parting. Exodus 15 describes the “heart of the sea” and Divine nostrils blowing “majestic” waters. Immediately after Miriam’s song celebrating the maritime miracle, the next verse announces that no water can be found after a three-day trek into the desert. Herman (“Herm”) Shelanski, a retired vice admiral who achieved the highest rank in the U.S. Navy of any Jewish serviceman, and Jeff (“Goldy”) Goldfinger, a retired lieutenant commander in the Navy, both know a good deal about Passover and deep…