By COLlive reporter
Bochurim from Chabad Yeshivas around the U.S. gathered last week in Brooklyn, NY, to discuss their upcoming mission: Visiting every one of the over 4,000 Jews serving time in prisons across the country.
Their summer visitation is being coordinated by the Aleph Institute, a Jewish humanitarian organization founded by Chabad to assist both prisoners and military personnel.
The 18 bochurim who came to the meeting at the Shluchim Office in New York, along with others who were not in attendance, will be bringing a message of hope and an opportunity to do a Mitzvah to 400 prisons this summer.
Rabbi Yossi Stern, director of prison visitations at Aleph, was on-hand to provide them with instructions and guidelines as their prepare for their journey.
Aleph’s founder and spiritual leader of The Shul in Bal Harbour, FL, Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar highlighted the organization’s mission and the impact of their activities.
He mentioned the special connection the Rebbe had with Aleph and the tremendous care and sensitivity the Rebbe showed over the years for inmates.
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Selfless bochurim dedicaticating their summer to visit those in prison. Great shluchis! This will give great Nachas ruach to our rebbe
Hi Mendel L.Hatzlacha!’
Your manner of speaking about prisoners is still insensitive. “Poor wretches?” “Baalei chayim?”
To number 4 , email Yossi Stern and he will make sure your relative gets visited ys@aleph-institute.org
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Unfortunately I have a relative who is imprisoned in a State prison. How can I put him on the ‘list’ so to speak and ensure he gets a visit? He is so lonely– we can’t visit him often enough!
Who makes it all happen !!!
I did this a few summers ago. Just want to say, that it is an amazing experience for both the bochurim and especially the prisoners. It is also a huge responsibility and shouldn’t be taken lightly. This is not just something fun to do because you need to occupy time for the summer… Think about it and talk to your charusah. You’ll be meeting a Jew who may have been locked up for say 9 years so far, who has no connection to Judaism. And unlike mivtzoim where sometimes you don’t have a receptive ear, here they drink your every… Read more »
i had learned a very harsh lesson when asking in friendly conversation a normal run of conversation and seeing him turn in tremendous pain…
there are parts of life or had been part of their life which are off-limits to these poor wretches and its tzaar baalei chayim to remind them and place them in that space