The Gerrer chassidus is scheduled to hold a protest and atzeres tefillah on Monday outside Prison 10 following the arrest of a yeshiva bochur, a talmid of the Sfas Emes Yeshivah in Jerusalem.

The atzeres, to be headed by the Gerrer Rebbe, will begin at 9:30 p.m. and will include Maariv, the recitation of Tehillim and divrei chizzuk.

The bochur was arrested at the military recruitment office after he arrived on his scheduled enlistment date to regularize his status and seek a medical exemption. He first reported to the Jerusalem recruitment office but was told he was registered with the Haifa office and had to report there immediately.

He was reassured by the authorities that he would not face arrest in Haifa because it was his scheduled enlistment date. However, when he arrived at the Haifa office, he was informed that he had arrived too late and was transferred to the military induction center at Tel Hashomer. He was later brought before a military officer and sentenced to 20 days in military prison.

His imprisonment despite his medical condition and the fact that he had come in the first place to arrange a medical exemption aroused the ire of Gerrer askanim.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)