Letters & Quotes

" In Hebrew, only one letter differentiates the word for "exile" or "imprisonment" ("gola") from the word for "redemption" ("geula"). That letter is Aleph: first in the alphabet. Aleph is the letter that sets the standard for every letter that follows. Aleph is the veg vizor -- the guiding star. The Aleph Institute must be the same."

Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, the guiding force of the Aleph Institute, and his associates understand and force us to face the fact that each person deserves to be treated with respect as an individual personality and not as an integer, a faceless number. . . . The Aleph Institute is doing extraordinary fine work. Its assistance to defendants and their families provide standards of compassion and aid worthy of emulation. . . .Aleph helps in three ways.with respect as an individual personality and not as an integer, a faceless number. . . .

The Aleph Institute is doing extraordinary fine work. Its assistance to defendants and their families provide standards of compassion and aid worthy of emulation. . . . Aleph helps in three ways. First, it explains to judges and the judicial system when and how alternatives to prison which protect the public are possible. Second, it helps those in prison develop their spiritual lives and maintain contact with their families and the world beyond their bars and barbed wire. Third, it assists those outside, particularly the children of prisoners, to retain their ties with prisoners. As a result of its good work, Aleph is widely known and respected by penal and judicial authorities."

Hon. Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

"The many problems in our system cannot be addressed by simply building more prison beds. . . . Organizations such as The Aleph Institute will be key to any community based programs."

Florida Governor Lawton Chiles

The Aleph Institute receives no government funding. Aleph's programs are made possible only through corporate and foundation grants, private donations and volunteer efforts by special individuals who recognize the importance and the mitzvah of " pidyon shvuyim ."

Aleph is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.