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Essays
On 19 Kislev 1968, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson reflected on the role of peace on the path to redemption
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Inspired by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a group saw prison reform through from proposal to law
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A Torah Perspective
Under America’s criminal justice system, we have incarcerated more than two million of our fellow citizens in federal, state and county facilities. In contrast, the concept of prison does not appear anywhere in Judaism...
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How do we identify the internal switches that operate the source of all actions, and do we have the mechanism to manipulate and control them?
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Imprisonment is a fate worse than death, out of which the truly righteous squeeze an elixir more potent than life
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Beginner
Mitzvot for the incarcerated souls...in and out of prison
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The Aleph Institute: Reaching out to Jewish Prisoners
Sarah's husband had been sent to prison. Her emotional support, the father of her children and the family's breadwinner was now incarcerated as she was left in the pain of solitude.
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Schapiro described many inmates who grew up in secular homes, or didn't know they were Jewish until late in life. Their first contact with Judaism came when they were locked up, and they longed to know more about their religion...
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Retribution is very un-Jewish. For retribution leaves wounds in its wake. Rehabilitation is very Jewish. For rehabilitation cures and gives new life. This elemental idea is beautifully captured in a biblical passage discussing the treatment of gossipers.
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