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Ariel Shamai Freed From Military Prison Five Days Early

Coordinated legal advocacy plus rabbinic intervention led to the decision.

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.