A story recently made public reveals the unlikely bond between him and a chassidic rosh yeshivah, forged through his path to recovery. It was the rosh yeshivah of Yeshivas Pnei Menachem, Rav Shaul Alter. The Rosh Yeshivah grew deeply emotional by the question, as both Amichai’s hands had been blown off by an explosive during the attack. The Rosh Yeshivah felt he wasn’t on the level to use them himself and kept them only to safeguard the exalted pair. Stepping into his 5th grade classroom, Rabbi Soshtain was flooded with memories of his first year of Gemara.