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Thousands in Bnei Brak Welcome Released Yeshiva Students After Draft Arrests

Top rabbinic leaders denounced the arrests as an attack on Torah study, vowing to stop further detentions.

Overview

  • Thousands packed the Nadvorna beis medrash in Bnei Brak on Sunday night to greet yeshiva students detained for failing to enlist.
  • The reception, organized by Chayei Olam and Ezram U’Maginam, featured leading rabbis including Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rav Dov Landau, and Rav Chaim Feinstein.
  • Speakers praised the detainees’ resolve and framed the detentions as an assault on Torah study and spiritual life in Israel.
  • Rav Dov Landau warned that imprisoning learners means “the Torah itself is in prison” and said representatives are working to prevent further arrests.
  • Reports from the event highlighted the release of two students from military prison, naming Yitzchak Revivo and Yair Saada.