JERUSALEM (VINnews) – An ultra-Orthodox Torah student from Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood has been held at Israel’s Military Prison No. 10 for about a week after being arrested at a military recruitment office, according to a report by Kikar Hashabbat.

The man, identified as Yitzchak David Lamet, is described by acquaintances as a devoted and quiet Torah scholar. He reportedly went to the recruitment office on the advice of a community activist to resolve his status as a yeshiva student, but was arrested and transferred to military custody.

Friends say Lamet lacks the backing of a major Hasidic court or powerful network of communal activists, leaving his case without the public campaign that often accompanies arrests of other members of the ultra-Orthodox community.

“He simply fell through the cracks,” acquaintances said.

The arrest comes only weeks after Lamet and his wife welcomed a son. The family has already celebrated the baby’s brit milah, while his wife is now preparing for the upcoming pidyon haben ceremony without her husband.

Friends expressed frustration that the case has received relatively little public attention.

“If he were a follower of a prominent rebbe, the whole world would be shaking,” one acquaintance said, questioning whether an avreich without influential connections receives less support.

His acquaintances are calling on community activists and other relevant officials to intervene and seek assistance for Lamet and his family.