▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Hal ak ha ▁it ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁substantial ▁sum ▁for ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁Another ▁restriction ▁is ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁repeatedly ▁causes ▁his ▁own ▁capture ▁time ▁after ▁time , ▁a ▁pid y on ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁required ▁after ▁the ▁third ▁time . ▁This ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁person ▁has ▁sold ▁himself , ▁or ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁prison ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁crime ▁committed ▁intention ally . ▁This ▁restriction ▁only ▁applies ▁when ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁capt ive ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁danger ; ▁if ▁his ▁capt ors ▁desire ▁to ▁kill ▁him , ▁a ▁pid y on ▁is ▁mand atory . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁ ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁P id y on ▁Sh v uy im , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁r ans om ▁to ▁be ▁paid , ▁is ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁issue ▁in ▁Israel , ▁when ▁captured ▁Isra eli ▁soldiers ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁liber ated ▁or ▁ex changed ▁for ▁Palest in ian ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁several ▁American ▁and ▁Canadian ▁ha red i ▁rabb is ▁from ▁different ▁Jewish ▁sect s ▁released ▁a ▁public ▁pron oun cement ▁( K ol ▁Kore h ), ▁asking ▁for ▁P id y on ▁Sh v uy im ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁former ▁k os her ▁meat ▁plant ▁Ag ri process ors ′ ▁top ▁manager ▁Sh ol om ▁Rub ash kin , ▁a ▁Lub av itch er ▁Has id , ▁await ing ▁sent encing ▁after ▁being ▁conv icted ▁on