Maran Ovadia Yosef Shlita made a trip to Massiyahu Prison on Monday to visit with Shlomo Benizri before Rosh Hashanah. Accompanying the Rav was Rav Shimon Badani Shlita, a member of the Rav�s Torah Council, Minister Eli Yishai, R� Refael Pinchasi, the Torah Council secretary and the Rav�s personal assistant, R� Tzvi Chakak.
The visit took place in the warden�s office, and Benizri was wearing a prison uniform as is required of inmates.
According to a Kikar report, the Rav told prisoners to �take advantage of the time, and to take advantage of Benizri�s presence� to use it to the maximum.
Other reports indicate Benizri�s is not in a good state, perhaps even depressed, with Badani explaining the visit was a showing of support for Benizri and all that he has accomplished. Rav Badani added that thousands will be missing R� Benizri�s torah lectures and if not for him, many who have since undertaken to live a torah life might have become murderers instead.
One of Benizri�s sons, Netanel, confirms prison officials are permitting a family visit on Tuesday, but the number of people is limited and all of the children will not be permitted to see their father before Rosh Hashanah.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
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i think that author yechiel spira should start calling good yids by their names or proper title. I think that Rabbi Benizri or simply ex minister benizri or even Mr. Benizri would have been more halachically proper to use than PRISONER benizri.