I submitted an application to the chaplaincy service and social service to participate in a Jewish religious service or to meet a rabbi in person.

Commentary — assessment by Dmitry Bagrash

The application was addressed to the chaplaincy service and social service, that is, the internal services of the facility responsible for religious care. I thus followed the prescribed route before turning to the courts. The sequence matters to me because I was later accused of pursuing proceedings instead of accepting what was offered.