Israeli media outlets reported on Tuesday that the health of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz (83) who was previously hospitalized, has deteriorated and he is now in serious condition in Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
According to the hospital, Rabbi Steinsaltz is suffering from a serious lung infection and his situation deteriorated over the course of the day. Currently, he is unconscious and on a respirator.
According to Rabbi Steinsaltz’s son, Menachem Even-Israel, the malady affecting Rabbi Steinsaltz is not connected to COVID-19. “My father is fighting a very serious lung infection which is not connected to the coronavirus, and suffered a deterioration this evening. Please remember him in your thoughts and mention him in your prayers.”
“May we see him return to full health, with G-d’s help. Please pray and say a chapter of Tehillim for my father, Rabbi Adin ben Rivka Leah.”
Rabbi Steinsaltz serves as the president of Yeshivat Makor Chaim and Yeshivat Tekoa. He has written an easy to understand explanation of the Gemara as well as a host of other sefarim.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Refuah Shelma. Ad 120!
והאמת תהא נעדרת. והמבין יבין. What the great r elya svei zatzal taught America על פי רב שך זצ״ל now gets swept under the rug. רפואה שלמה בקרוב
YWN – is there some reason that, when you refer to Rav Steinzatz, Shlita, you refer to him as “Rabbi Steinzatz”? Regular readers of YWN will note that when you refer to someone you believe to be worthy of Kavod, you use the term “Rav” and add “Shlita” after his name, while you reserve the term “Rabbi” for those whom you don’t believe worthy of respect. While Rav Steinzaltz’s views on certain issues are not accepted by many (I, for one, am not a follower of his), he is unquestionably a major Talmid Chacham and worthy of respect – and the pettiness in refusing to refer to him with an appropriate honorific is a Bizayon HaTorah.
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May this צדיק גמור merit a full & speedy recovery We so badly need his erudition and to have him teaching us even more knowledge & wisdom. May he merit to translate entire Shas Yerushalmi.
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