Bnei Brak Event Distributes Funds to Draft Dodgers
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
An event in Bnei Brak is distributing NIS 147,000 to individuals who have evaded military service, calling them "Torah prisoners." The funds are presented as scholarships for those who have been imprisoned for refusing to enlist in the IDF. Rabbi Mahfoud, a member of the Shas council, is attending the event.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- NIS 147,000 is being distributed in Bnei Brak to draft dodgers.
- The funds are described as scholarships for those who served time in military prison.
- The event targets individuals evading mandatory IDF service.
- Rabbi Mahfoud, a Shas council member, attended the distribution ceremony.
An event is being held in Bnei Brak to distribute NIS 147,000 to individuals evading mandatory military service. An invitation to the event stated, "The public of yeshiva students and the world of Torah study are invited with warm regards to the ceremony for distributing scholarships to Torah prisoners who merited sitting in military prison." Among those attending is Rabbi Mahfoud, a member of the Shas council.
The event aims to provide financial support to those who have refused to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with the funds specifically designated as "scholarships" for those who have served time in military detention for their refusal. The phrasing in the invitation highlights the religious community's support for draft evaders, referring to them as "Torah prisoners."
