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Rabbi Sholom Rubashkin on His Years in US Prison and Release
Oded Danresh meets with Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin to discuss his family's US kosher meat factory and the vibrant Jewish community that formed around it. Rubashkin shares details regarding his legal indictment, the subsequent 27-year prison sentence he received, and his early release after serving eight years due to a commutation by President Donald Trump. Throughout the interview, Rubashkin emphasizes the themes of faith, trust in God, and the miraculous events that sustained him while incarcerated among dangerous criminals. He views sharing his remarkable journey as a personal mission to inspire others facing hardship.