Head of the yeshiva in the Samarian community of Itamar, Rabbi Avichai Ronsky, was released on Tuesday from the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove a growth.

Rabbi Ronsky responded to his release by posting on Facebook, “With gratitude to Hashem, the professional medical team, the dedicated nurses, my dear family and to the masses who prayed for my recovery, I left the hospital today to continue recovering at my home in Itamar.”