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Criminal Justice Reform
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While the modern legal system has prisons at the core of its establishment, the Torah never features prison as a form of punishment, even as a deterrent. This, because the idea of locking someone up is antithetical to the nature of humanity. According to the Torah, a person was put on this earth for a purpose. Withholding one’s ability to achieve that purpose is the most inhumane treatment he can possibly suffer.
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Punitive incarceration robs people of their humanity and ability to be productive and live a meaningful life.
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1985
Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar is executive director of the Aleph Institute, which services the
religious needs of Jewish men and women in prison. In 1985, they brought a group of prisoners
to spend a weekend in Crown Heights, where they attended the Rebbe’s Shabbos Farbrengen.
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Mitzvot for the incarcerated souls...in and out of prison
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May you merit to be an Aleph; a leader. But don’t stop at Aleph; move onto Beis, then Gimmel, until Taf.
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Jacob Worenklein, who was an intern at the office of the president of the New York City Council, recalls arranging a meeting between City Council President Francis X. Smith and the Rebbe at a time when New York City was facing a surge in crime. (1969)
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Mayor John Lindsay discusses crime with the Rebbe
New York City Mayor John Lindsay comes to visit the Rebbe in 770 to discuss crime and social issues in the Crown Heights community.
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Allocating Valuable Resources to Serving Jews in Prison
How communities can determine the priority of helping incarcerated Jews. Keynote speech at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Jewish Prison Chaplains.
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