BS"D
17 Elul 5772; 9/4/12
Hello Rabbis and friends,
As you know, baruch Hashem, the BOP granted that we can purchase MP3
players. But the MP3s only have songs right now. MP3s can be a
great help for Jewish inmates. But right now, there is no usage for us,
and unfortunately it's the opposite - they don't have religious Jewish
songs. So everyone would basically agree, it's better not to listen to
this at all for us. So we are here to encourage those people who can work
on this, to achieve that we should have the following:
1) Orthodox/Chassidic, religious, Jewish songs/chazanus/niggunim/High Holy
Days/Nusach HaTefillos
2) Torah lessons - Shas/Chumash Rashi/Sifrei Mussar/Speeches, etc.
I believe #1 is an easy thing to achieve, as songs are songs - they have
millions of goyishe music, and non-religious music. So we simply need an
askan to push it.
#2 is also important. By adding #2, it'll make things easier with time
being here. We can listen to Torah lessons. And by helping to
achieve this, it's an achievement for all the BOP - as any Yid in the BOP can
benefit from this.
Please take this seriously and do what you can. Every day is a double
loss - one, people listen, you cannot tell them not to, as they're in
jail. Number 2, every Yid will be more than happy to listen to Yiddishe
niggunim/music. And everyone will be happy to listen to Torah lessons,
mussar, etc. It's a great mitzvah, Pidyon Shvuyim d'Rabbim. We ask
and encourage everyone who can do, to do. Thank you with all blessings,
and a kesiva v'chasima tova.
[בילד – נישט אפגעהיט]
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