The Mir Yeshivah in Yerushalayim, the largest yeshivah in the world, will hold an unusual mass tefillah and protest rally on Sunday over the continued detention of one of its talmidim, who has been held in Prison 10 after refusing induction into the Israeli army, according to Israeli news outlets.

The decision to call the rally was made by the Rosh Yeshivah, Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, shlita, after consulting with Hagaon Harav Dov Lando shlita and Hagaon Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita.

At exactly 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, all the batei medrash of the Mir Yeshivah will empty out, with thousands of talmidim, led by the Roshei Yeshivah, converging on Kikar Zevil and along Rechov Shmuel Hanavi in Yerushalayim for the rally. The gathering will conclude at 1:00 p.m.

With the mass gathering of talmidim into the streets, heavy traffic disruptions and severe congestion are expected along the Shmuel Hanavi corridor and the surrounding area for the duration of the rally. A full map of road closures and changes to public transportation will be released separately closer to the event.