Following the decline in Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto’s health condition, the Shuva Yisrael community declared yesterday, the 6th of Marcheshvan, a fast day and day of prayer for his imminent recovery and success, Kikar News reports.
Photos of the rov in his hospital bed, connected to monitors and seeming weak and exhausted, were released by his close followers.
One of the rov’s followers spoke with Walla! News, saying that the disease has taken a heavy toll on Rabbi Pinto’s health, and the prolonged stay in the hospital has had a negative impact on him. The disease has caused infection to enter his system and is impairing his daily function.
Approximately two weeks ago, the rov had been retaining fluids and suffering from an infection. He underwent a procedure to drain the fluids and will continue with a course of treatment to remove growths that have metastasized.
All are asked to daven for Rav Yoshiyahu Yosef ben Zahari
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Refuah sheleima
Growths do not metastasize. Cancer cells break away from the original tumor (metastasize) and form growths.
Here’s a video of him delivering a shiur just a few days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUuSzZdBxFA
Looks pretty good.
Has his condition dramatically declined?
Do people do that now? I’m talking about fasts? I never heard of that for other people falling ill
I was there at the Shiur. He explained how BeChasdei Hashem he was able to arise from his bed in hospital and visit his many many followers and give an amazing Drasha. May we be Zoche to see many more miracles from our holy and revered Teacher, Amen.