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are doing and the reasons behind our New York to look for a job and start shid- emuna and commitment to his sedarim.
actions. As stated in the play, Rabbi duchim. (I offered to bring him Jewish periodicals,
Hexter says, “Don’t be a dead fish...” Let but he felt they were bitul zman!) We were
us not do things just because it is what One day while looking for work and also fortunate to host a siyum for him
we have done in the past but only if it is learning part time in a Brooklyn yeshi- when he completed Brachos! (He wasn’t
the right thing, the right girl, and finan- va, he was arrested, accused of a terrible able to attend, of course, but we made a
cially feasible. crime, and thrown into prison. It seems seuda, and he called in and said the had-
that someone he knew from many years ran and divrei Torah.)
THINKING STRAIGHT ago, long before he became a baal
teshuva, connected his name to the Da’as Torah was consulted, and we
TO THE EDITOR, crime in exchange for a reduced prison have been advised that this is a clear case
A student of ours is in serious legal sentence. This criminal-turned-witness of pidyon shvuyim and to make every
has changed her story numerous times effort to raise money to hire the best
trouble, and we need to raise approxi- (even what she swore under oath, in lawyers. Please participate in this
mately $60,000 to pay for a defense order to accuse Michael and get time off tremendous mitzva of pidyon shvuyim
lawyer so that we can save this bachur prison). Michael vehemently denies and help this chashuva bachur put this
from years of prison. what he is being accused of, but as of nightmare behind him. To donate and
now he is facing 25 years to life in help spread the word, please go to
Here is his story: Michael* grew up as prison! www.thechesedfund.com/cause/please-
a secular Jew with almost no connection help-a-wonderful-ben-torah-get-out-of-
to Yiddishkiet. Hashem guided him to a He was not allowed to post bail. prison. May we share besoros tovos.
wonderful kiruv organization, and after Whether it was because of the serious-
many months attending classes and ness of the crime or because he spent so With gratitude,
Shabbosim, he was awarded a scholar- much time in Israel and is considered a AHARON DOVID EISEMANN
ship to study in a baal teshuva yeshiva in flight risk, he has been forced to spend
Israel. One year turned into two until he the past 13 months in jail. (During this Rabbi, NYU
graduated the baal teshuva yeshiva and time he completed Meseches Brachos RabbiEisemann@gmail.com,
went on to study in one of the top yeshiv- and is in the middle of Sanhedrin!)
os in Eretz Yisrael. After three years of 917-696-1233
learning in Eretz Yisrael, only returning We have visited him a number of times MAYER FRIEDMAN
to the U.S. for short visits, he returned to in prison and have been amazed by his Member, Kollel of Rav Dovid Feinstein
347-831-0316
26 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
actions. As stated in the play, Rabbi duchim. (I offered to bring him Jewish periodicals,
Hexter says, “Don’t be a dead fish...” Let but he felt they were bitul zman!) We were
us not do things just because it is what One day while looking for work and also fortunate to host a siyum for him
we have done in the past but only if it is learning part time in a Brooklyn yeshi- when he completed Brachos! (He wasn’t
the right thing, the right girl, and finan- va, he was arrested, accused of a terrible able to attend, of course, but we made a
cially feasible. crime, and thrown into prison. It seems seuda, and he called in and said the had-
that someone he knew from many years ran and divrei Torah.)
THINKING STRAIGHT ago, long before he became a baal
teshuva, connected his name to the Da’as Torah was consulted, and we
TO THE EDITOR, crime in exchange for a reduced prison have been advised that this is a clear case
A student of ours is in serious legal sentence. This criminal-turned-witness of pidyon shvuyim and to make every
has changed her story numerous times effort to raise money to hire the best
trouble, and we need to raise approxi- (even what she swore under oath, in lawyers. Please participate in this
mately $60,000 to pay for a defense order to accuse Michael and get time off tremendous mitzva of pidyon shvuyim
lawyer so that we can save this bachur prison). Michael vehemently denies and help this chashuva bachur put this
from years of prison. what he is being accused of, but as of nightmare behind him. To donate and
now he is facing 25 years to life in help spread the word, please go to
Here is his story: Michael* grew up as prison! www.thechesedfund.com/cause/please-
a secular Jew with almost no connection help-a-wonderful-ben-torah-get-out-of-
to Yiddishkiet. Hashem guided him to a He was not allowed to post bail. prison. May we share besoros tovos.
wonderful kiruv organization, and after Whether it was because of the serious-
many months attending classes and ness of the crime or because he spent so With gratitude,
Shabbosim, he was awarded a scholar- much time in Israel and is considered a AHARON DOVID EISEMANN
ship to study in a baal teshuva yeshiva in flight risk, he has been forced to spend
Israel. One year turned into two until he the past 13 months in jail. (During this Rabbi, NYU
graduated the baal teshuva yeshiva and time he completed Meseches Brachos RabbiEisemann@gmail.com,
went on to study in one of the top yeshiv- and is in the middle of Sanhedrin!)
os in Eretz Yisrael. After three years of 917-696-1233
learning in Eretz Yisrael, only returning We have visited him a number of times MAYER FRIEDMAN
to the U.S. for short visits, he returned to in prison and have been amazed by his Member, Kollel of Rav Dovid Feinstein
347-831-0316
26 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
