The
Aleph Institute, founded at the express direction of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe in 5741/1981, is family to thousands of men and women who are in
prisons
around the world. Aleph’s International department is now operating is
over 20 countries. Please partner with Aleph during this vital matching
campaign and help give hope. Donations are triped! Charidy.com/aleph
Danny,
who was an IDF Major in field intelligence and risked his life in top
secret operations, was languishing in prison in Cambodia, for failure to
pay
a bank loan.
Danny
had been imprisoned for 14 long, lonely months in very challenging
conditions in the Phnom Penh prison in Cambodia when Aleph’s
International Advocacy
team got wind of his plight.
Working
closely with Rabbi Butman, the Chabad Shliach in the area, who was a
tremendous support to the family, Aleph’s team (led by Yonatan
Hamborger – an
Aleph volunteer from Los Angeles) worked tirelessly to advocate for
Danny on many levels and to ensure he received the vital support he
needed, and that his medical needs were addressed. Every day, his
dedicated wife rode on a rickshaw for 45 minutes to bring
Danny kosher edible food, sponsored in part by The Aleph Institute and
the local Chabad Synagogue. Without her dedicated daily trips, he would
have gone hungry.
In
a series of open and relevaled miracles, Danny was finally released and
allowed to return home to his family in Eretz Yisroel. In a very moving
letter
to Aleph, Danny wrote:
“Indeed, there was a great miracle here, in February 2018 you appeared in our lives as a
redeeming
angel bringing joy, hope and faith. We have not been abandoned. You
have no idea how a prisoner feels, who reads this amazing sentence that
says:
“No one is alone. No one forgotten.”
In
yet another miraculous outcome, Allen Lowe, an attorney who volunteers
with Aleph, recently attended the wedding of a young man who was was
rescued from
a Peruvian prison and transferred to Israel. (He’d gone through such
abuse, including a broken pelvis after being thrown down two flights of
stairs, while being held in custody.) Allen worked closely with The
Aleph Institute and the local Shliach in Peru –
Rabbi Blumenfeld – to help secure the young man’s safety and help him
transfer to Israel. This young man, now healthy and thriving in Israel,
helps others who are at risk.
In
a tragic recent case, The Aleph Institute worked closely with Rabbi
Blumenfeld, as well as with the financial support of hundreds of yidden
around the
world, to ensure that an Israeli who died in a Peruvian prison was able
to be transported to Eretz Yisroel for Kevurah.
Aleph’s
International division works closely with local Shluchim, Rabbis and
communities all over the world, to provide spiritual, emotional support,
and
advocacy to men/women in third world countries the world over. Many of
these cases are truly matters of pekuach nefesh where people are being
held in the furthest places and access to kosher food, visitation and
religious observance is a tremendous challenge.
If you know anyone in need of help, or who can help further this cause,
please contact
[email protected]
Please partner with Aleph to ensure “No one alone. No one forgotten” Every dollar during this campaign will be tripled BEH.
May we merit the coming of Moshiach when there will be no more need.