Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita is scheduled to undergo major surgery today, Monday, 23 Tammuz 5773 in Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
While the medical team originally preferred not to perform surgery on the elderly rav, it appears the excruciating pain that he is enduring leaves them without options. The surgery is scheduled to begin at about 13:00 Israel time, and the Gadol Hador will be under general anesthesia. This has the members of the rav’s family most concerned; realizing the risks involved with general anesthesia and the rav’s advanced age.
HaGaon HaRav Shimon Ba’adani, a member of Shas’ Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael told Kol Berama Radio “the Gadol Hador is in a great deal of pain. We must all increase our limud Torah. Each and every one of us must undertake to increase our limud, to continue learning and to observe a Taanis dibur. May the zechus of our actions bring a refuah shleima to Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef and may he continue leading Am Yisrael.”
Rosh Yeshivas Ohr Chaim HaGaon HaRav Reuven Elbaz could not control the tears as he called on the tzibur to be mispallel for Rav Ovadia. Slichos was recited in the yeshiva on the rav’s behalf.
The tzibur is requested to continue being mispallel for
מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף בן גורג’יה לרפואה שלימה בתוך שאר חולי ישראל
12:49 IL: A special tefilla will be held for Maran during his surgery, at 14:00. The tefilla will take place at Ohr Rashbi Yeshiva at the tziyun of the Rashbi in Meron. Free buses from Tzfas at 13:40. For information one may phone 1-700-55-8080.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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5 Responses
Mods please confirm – I would assume it’s HaRav Ovadia ben Georgia rather than Ovadia Yosef as I believe Yosef is his last name only – can anyone confirm that is correct? Thank you!
CONFIRMED, your right.
you are correct
Rav Ovadia’s name is HaRav Ovadia ben Georgia.
May we hear b’soros tovos.
HaRav Ovadia ben Georgia is correct
His name is ovadia yosef ovadia after rav abdallah somech and yosef for rav yosef chaim (the ben ish chai). Ge also adopted Yosef as his last name instead of ovadia or abdallah which was the family name in previous generations.