The Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah will be observed this week and volunteer rabbis are venturing into prisons to share the Jewish spirit of renewal with inmates.
The Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah will be observed this weekend and volunteer rabbis are venturing into prisons to share the Jewish spirit of renewal with inmates.Isser Brickman and Shmuel Reichik aren't celebrating Rosh Hashanah with their families.
"My family really wants me to be with them, and I want to, but they understand that part of Judaism is not just taking, but also giving, and that's what we're all here for," said Brickman. "I'm happy to do it.""Even though they're in this unfortunate place, they're not forgotten by the Jewish people," said Reichik of the inmates. "People still care about them, people still want to bring them hope and courage.
Due to the customs of Orthodox Judaism and because Rosh Hashanah falls on the Sabbath, they cannot travel to and from the prison.
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