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From: "Rabbi Aaron Lipskar" To: "jeevacation®gmail.com" <jeevacation®gmail.com> Subject: Aleph Report Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:39:01 +0000 Tremendous opportunity: For 24 hours only, starting today (Wednesday) at nam PDT / apm EST, a group of generous donors have committed to give three dollars for every dollar raised --- itwe reach our goal of 250,000, resulting - please G-d - in a one million dollar infusion, for Aleph's vital work on behalf of human beings in dire need. Every dollar counts. It's all or nothing. We only have 24 hours! Kindly, donate now at eharidy.com/alepin Please share this opportunity with family and friends!. un join the action online. Nearly 100 Children, Of An Incarcerated Dad/Mom, Sent to Summer Camps Anna Katz was at a loss. It was already June and the mother of three from northern California didn't know how she would keep her kids busy all summer. After her husband made a bad business decision that landed him in prison in February 2014, life as she knew it came to an abrupt end. With her meager income, and no longer able to rely on a steady paycheck from her husband, Katz could barely afford the basics. Paying for summer camp for her kids seemed out of the question. More Fotosearch_bld088848.jpg Summer Visitation Program: Visiting Prisons Across 45+ States At less than 1 percent of the total prison population, Jews often feel even more isolated or alone behind bars even than most inmates. Following the call of the Lubavitcher Rebbe— Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory—the Aleph Institute established a program in the 1980s with the goal of ensuring that thousands of men, women and adolescents who are isolated from their family community and who are stripped from their dignity, receive uplifting and inspirational rabbinical visits as often as possible. Article, Photos EFTA00703171 INIG_6•31.52PG Ben Brafman, Mitch Julis and Sean Penn Honored By Aleph The Aleph Institute has released a video of acclaimed defense attorney Benjamin Brafman's moving speech, at its first West Coast Gala, where Brafman was honored with the Champion of Hope Award. Mr. Brafman, who was honored alongside Financier Mitch Julis and actor Sean Penn, accepted the Champion of Hope Award at the Aleph Institute's Heroes of Hope Gala, where he served as the keynote speaker. In his speech, he spoke to the Lubavitcher Rebbe's incredible influence on his childhood. Article, VIDE 2,2163827351.5_eocdczt6ao5_O Pg IVary_Chaplaim un 2gI @gram and Shabbaton Approximately 100 Jewish service-members from the militaryshabbaton 2olet.jpg United States Armed Forces and Allied Forces attended Aleph's 9th annual Military Chaplain/Lay Leader Training Course and Shabbaton in Florida this past February. Attendees included active, reserve and National Guard members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Veteran's Administration and Civil Air Patrol services. Military spouses and their children were invited as well. More Project Tikvah The Aleph Institute is pleased to announce receipt of a $250,000 Cutting Edge Grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (The Foundation) to support Project Tikvah, its innovative program that serves troubled youth facing incarceration or already in prison due to addiction or mental illness. Press Release. learn more about the program by clicking here WiStock_onoo2o154493_Full_ GREY.jpg Nearly 200 Judges, Prosecutors, Lawyers and Practitioners Attend Aleph's Alternative Sentencing Summit at Georgetown • EFTA00703172 Over two-hundred state and federal judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, scholars and prison officials attended the first ever Alternative Sentencing Key Stakeholders Summit in March of this year, to advance criminal justice reform nationwide ♦ "Thirty- five years ago, Rabbi Sholom Lipskar took an interest that reforms be made in the criminal justice system to deal with defendants more humanely, Today, we're all the beneficiaries of that vision and that work," noted former Federal Judge Charles Renfrew. Watch his speech here. for all other videos click here. Full Article JI MG_2i44.jpg Lives Touched By Aleph Family on Phone.png ;,,FEELS Binderjpg A Note in the Drawer Only a few hours had passed, but Lisa knew something was wrong. Desperate, yet helpless to reach her husband, she suddenly remembered the Aleph Institute. Months earlier, he told her how supportive Aleph had been, making sure he had kosher food, providing him with T'fillin and visiting regularly... More Handcuffs Behind My Father's Back "I remember waking up to loud knocks at the door around 4-5 in the morning...an officer took me and my sister and put us on a couch and started to talk to us. To distract us from what was actually going on." While his older sister immediately understood what was happening, he initially thought "it was cool. The way the police all dressed."... More WAm.jpg Completely Out Of My Element Her husband was arrested in their front yard as their oldest son watched in horror and confusion. Without warning, Miri's peaceful life was suddenly turned upside down. She was "shocked, overwhelmed, and lost." With four young children to raise, mounting bills, and a household to run, the young mother from Israel had no idea where to turn. "Where do you go? What do you do? I was completely out of my element." Until she found Aleph... More g.jaleph footer.JPG This email is sent from The Aleph Institute. We'd love to stay in touch with you, but if you wish to be Sent via ChabadOne Communicator unsubscribed from this list please click here or click here to manage your subscriptions. EFTA00703173