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Top Rabbi Sends Letter to Jailed Yeshiva Student Over Draft Evasion
Rabbi Avraham Salim, head of the Maor HaTorah yeshiva, sent a letter to yeshiva student Eliyahu Dehda, who is jailed for refusing IDF conscription. The letter criticized the Israeli government and offered spiritual comfort, assuring Dehda that the Divine Presence was with him.
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- 01Rabbi Avraham Salim wrote to yeshiva student Eliyahu Dehda, imprisoned for draft evasion.
- 02The letter criticized the Israeli government for jailing the student.
- 03Rabbi Salim assured Dehda of divine presence and solidarity from the Torah world.
- 04Rabbi Yehuda Cohen also signed the letter of support.
- 05The action protests a wave of arrests of yeshiva students over conscription.
Rabbi Yehuda Cohen also expressed support, and more rabbis are expected to join the protest against yeshiva student arrests.
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