Overview
- Shamai, a student at Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo, was released Wednesday from Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid.
- His release coincided with the funeral of Rebbetzin Leah Feiga Sorotzkin, mother of his rosh yeshivah, earlier that day.
- Attorney Menachem Stober and draft activist R’ Shimon Shisha pursued the early release, which the prison commander approved.
- The case became a rallying point against drafting yeshiva students, drawing protests at the prison and a public shiur by Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch.
- Supporters welcomed him back to the Rishon Lezion campus with a celebratory reception, reflecting sustained mobilization within the Torah community.