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Gur Hasidim Celebrate Release of Yeshiva Student Israel Yehuda Fein in Jerusalem
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jul 24, 2026
What happened
Israel Yehuda Fein, a Jerusalem yeshiva student, was released from military prison after refusing conscription. Gur Hasidim held a festive reception and a large procession in Jerusalem to celebrate his release.
- 01Israel Yehuda Fein was released from military prison after serving time for draft refusal.
- 02Friends, family, and yeshiva students held a celebratory reception at Sfat Emet Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
- 03Participants danced and sang the chant rejecting secular authority over Torah.
- 04Rabbi David Alter, son of the Gur Rebbe, attended the event.
- 05Thousands joined a procession through Jerusalem to Fein's family home.
- 06The celebration honored Fein as a "Torah world prisoner" and emphasized devotion to Torah study.
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