הילף! אידישע MP3 אין אמריקאנער תפיסה

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.