Reply To: Urgent Tehillim – Baby Brain Surgery

Baruch HaShem, the surgery, which lasted several hours, went well. There was much Hashgaha Protus in this matter; critical minutes were realized and used when they were needed most; G-d guided the hands of surgeons, and hospital doctors and nurses have been melochim. There is a road ahead, but with G-d’s help it will be stable and lead soon to a complete recovery. The outpouring of support from the immediate community and beyond has been overwhelming.

The entire situation is humbling, numbing, frightening, and shaking – humbling, because it shows that everything is truly b’yidei Shamayim, and humbling because friends’ assistance at this time reveals how vulnerable we are and how much we depend on each other; numbing, because there is no other way to describe this sort of experience; frightening, when one what thinks of what G-d forbid, lo aleinu, “could have . . .”; and shaking because we tremble thinking about how much time and energy we spend on things that do not matter, and how often we miss opportunities where simple kindnesses can mean so much.

The child’s name, again, is Sara Leah bas Maya Elanit. G-d willing the baby will be home for Sukkos. The family appreciates truly the tefilos from around the country, if not the world.

May this coming year be one of peace for Klal Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael, and increased Ahavas Yisrael within our communities.

G’mar chasima tova.