tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post7799318962216069776..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: the bar mitzva prison reunionRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-84467528132524969112019-08-19T19:53:38.681+03:002019-08-19T19:53:38.681+03:00This reminds me of what happened when I first star...This reminds me of what happened when I first started practicing. I was the only Orthodox Jew there, and the head of the firm, whom I worked for directly, was not Jewish.<br /><br />He had a criminal practice (among other things), and was representing a then well-known Orthodox criminal, who at one point had fled to Israel and was returned. He had been in one prison, Otisville, before sentencing, which was delayed for several years for various technical reasons. Once he was sentenced, the Bureau of Prisons was supposed to evaluate him and decide which prison to send him to. <br /><br />My boss visited him, and he impressed on him that he wanted him to convince the Bureau to keep him in Otisville. Why? “We have a really full and vibrant Orthodox community here in Otisville – kosher food, daily prayers and study sessions. Would not want to go somewhere else that does not have those.”<br /><br />I felt like sinking into the floor when my boss told me that story.<br />Bored Lawyernoreply@blogger.com