The Aleph Institute
We are Family because no one should be alone or forgotten.
The Aleph Institute serves individuals of all backgrounds and faiths. Our guiding factors are Torah principles based on acceptance of God as the Supreme Power and Creator of the universe and emphasizing the values of human dignity, thereby making the world a better place for all. All of Aleph’s services are provided at no charge.
The Aleph Institute, founded in 1981 at the express direction of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, provides crucial financial, emotional and spiritual assistance to thousands of shattered families – helping them persevere through extraordinary crises – while providing support for their loved ones in prison and mental institutions. Aleph’s benevolent mandate also encompasses spiritual assistance to thousands of soldiers in the United States Armed Forces across the globe.
The Aleph Institutes provides the following services:
Visitations, holiday programs, emotional and spiritual support, religious supplies, care packages, educational and faith based programming.
Providing religious, educational, and community services to Jewish military personnel and their families. Endorsing and serving Jewish chaplains for the US Department of Defense.
Extensive advocacy for religious and civil rights on an individual level, as well as for policy changes as needed.
Critical intervention for their families left behind, including emergency financial, emotional, spiritual and therapeutic support, as well as summer camp and education programs for their children.
Reentry assistance with jobs, housing, and programs that teach self-empowerment, life-training skills, and fiscal responsibility to increase integration success rates and reduce recidivism.
Innovative solutions to criminal justice issues with an emphasis on alternative sentencing recommendations, faith-based rehabilitation, preventive ethics education, and general policy proposals.
Emotional Support Programs
Providing support groups, therapy sessions, visitations, grants to support mental health treatment, and general guidance for those who are incarcerated and their shattered families left behind.
Education and Prevention Programs
Providing educational programs and awareness initiatives to give the younger generation the tools to live with honesty, integrity and peace of mind.
“When a person finds himself in a situation of “after sunset,” when the light of day has given light to gloom and darkness…one must not despair…it is necessary to fortify oneself with complete trust in G-d…..the darkness is only temporary, and it will soon be superseded by a bright light……Even a little light dispels a great deal of darkness, how much more so a light that steadily grows in intensity.”
About Aleph Institute
The Aleph Institute addresses the needs of thousands of individuals in institutional environments such as prisons, mental health facilities, and rehabilitation centers. Aleph also provides spiritual support for thousands of military personnel in the United States Armed Forces across the globe.
National Headquarters
Joseph & Sterna Gutnick National Headquarters Prison and Military Services 9540 Collins Avenue Surfside, Florida 33154-7127
Phone Number: 305-864-5553 Fax Number 305-864-5675
West Coast
Los Angeles Office Advocacy & Alternative Sentencing 7304 Beverly Blvd #153 Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone Number: 310-598-2142 Fax Number: 323-297-4380
East Coast
