יום חמישי, י״ז תמוז תשפ״וThursday, July 2, 2026
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By Rafi Harkham
Although the Rabbi is conscious and responsive, he is still breathing with the assistance of an artificial respiration machine.
JERUSALEM – Thousands gathered at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center, the Kotel and yeshivot across Israel Tuesday praying for Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – Yosef Shalom ben Chaya Mousha – the 101-year-old leading contemporary authority on Jewish law who was in a medically induced coma after suffering kidney and lung failure.
The 101-year-old Lithuanian Orthodox leader, hospitalized last month after experiencing shortness of breath, has pulmonary edema.
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