For many years, Israel Prize Recipient Rabbi Yitzchak David Grossman has worked to rehabilitate prisoners in Israel’s prisons along with this extensive activity on behalf of children and youth at-risk.
Last week, the Rabbi was invited to celebrate with nine teens at the Ofek Prison at their very moving bar mitzvah ceremony, as part of their personal and rehabilitative journey at the prison.
The ceremony, which focused on maturity and assuming responsibility, was attended by the Rimonim – Ofek Prison’s commander, Assistant Commissioner Hagai David, Chief Rabbi of the Israel Prison Service, Junior Commissioner Eyal Salman and the honorable Chief Rabbi Meir Lau.
Rabbi Grossman told the teens: “You have the opportunity to start from the beginning and tell yourself – what happened is in the past. I believe in the ability of each person to make a change and to choose the good and straight path and embark on a new journey”.
