on February 16, 2016, after a brief stay in an Israeli hospital to check on and treat his medical conditions, including cancer. On August 3, President Reuven Rivlin rejected Pinto's appeal for clemency. His appeal for early release due to ill health, initially granted on September 19, was later overturned by the Lod District Court on September 26. He was released from prison on January 25, 2017, upon completion of his sentence. References Further reading Cowan, Allison Leigh. "A Short Second Life for a Building With History" in The New York Times, August 23, 2010. External links Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto in Israel National News 1973 births Abuhatzeira family American Orthodox rabbis 20th-century Moroccan Jews 21st-century Moroccan rabbis Living people Sephardi rabbis American people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Rabbis convicted of crimes American members of the clergy convicted of crimes Chief rabbis of Morocco 21st-century American Jews