Top Rabbi Sends Letter of Support to Detained Yeshiva Student
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Rabbi Abraham Salim, head of the Ma'or HaTorah Yeshiva, sent a letter of support to yeshiva student Eliyahu Debeda, who is imprisoned for allegedly evading military service. The letter, dated October 24, 2027, expresses sorrow over the arrest and states the Torah world stands with Debeda. Rabbi Salim urged the student to remain strong in faith and anticipates his imminent release.
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- Rabbi Abraham Salim sent a letter to detained yeshiva student Eliyahu Debeda.
- Debeda is imprisoned in military Prison 10 for allegedly evading service by studying Torah.
- The letter expresses sorrow over the arrest and protest from the Torah world.
- Rabbi Salim encouraged Debeda to remain strong in faith and Torah.
- The letter anticipates Debeda's imminent release and states the Torah world stands with him.
Rabbi Abraham Salim, head of the Ma'or HaTorah Yeshiva and a member of the Council of Torah Sages, has sent a letter of encouragement to Eliyahu Debeda, a student at the Orchot Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Debeda is currently being held in military prison, designated as Prison 10, for allegedly evading military service by studying Torah. The letter, written from Salim's residence in Jerusalem, aims to bolster the detained student's spirit and express the Torah world's protest against his imprisonment.
In the letter, dated Tuesday, October 24, 2027, Rabbi Salim addresses Debeda as a "dear and important student." He expresses deep sorrow over Debeda's arrest on the accusation of being a yeshiva student whose "Torah is his craft," attributing the action to the Israeli government and praying for its repentance. Citing King David's words from Psalms, "Even though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me," Salim assures Debeda that the Divine Presence is with him and protecting him.
Salim praises Debeda for being arrested "for the sake of words of Torah, to sanctify God's name." He urges him to remain strong in faith, Torah, and fear of God, and to cast off worries and the "burden of the kingdom." The letter concludes with a declaration that the entire Torah world stands proudly with him, bearing the burden of Torah study with love, and eagerly awaiting divine salvation, expressing confidence that God will not abandon His people and that Debeda will soon be released. Rabbi Salim signs off as "loving and appreciating very much," urging him to be strong and look to God for salvation.
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