In a dramatic display, a group of bochurim from Yeshivas Zvhil in Yerushalayim staged a provocative mock funeral inside the yeshiva beis medrash, protesting the recent closure of the yeshiva and their expulsion.
Approximately 60 talmidim were dismissed from the yeshiva as part of a move by the hanhalah to close and reopen the yeshiva under new terms. The yeshiva’s management says it will soon relaunch in a revised format.
In response, the dismissed bochurim created a startling display: Benches were rearranged in the beis medrash to resemble a mitah, atop which lay a figure draped in a tallis, complete with ashes and a sack, as though mourning a deceased. A sign placed over the “body” read: “Yeshivas Zvhil, Hashem yikom damah.”
Photos from the scene show one talmid standing beside the makeshift mitah dressed in mourning garb, while a handwritten obituary notice about the yeshiva is visible in the background.
This type of restructuring—temporarily closing a yeshiva and reopening it under stricter rules—is not uncommon in the Chassidishe yeshiva world, particularly in response to discipline or policy concerns. New enrollment typically requires talmidim to sign a more stringent code of conduct.
{Matzav.com Israel}