The Satmar Rebbe Shlita from Kiryas Yoel (Rav Aron Teitelbaum), was hospitalized on Shabbos morning after not feeling well.
Sources tell YWN that a doctor was summoned to the Rebbe’s home in Kiryas Yoel early Shabbos morning. He reportedly found the Rebbe to be severely dehydrated, and instructed the Rebbe to be hospitalized. Kiryas Yoel Hatzolah transported the Rebbe to Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
YWN has confirmed that the Rebbe is listed stable condition, and is under observation.
Please be Mispallel for Aron ben Pesel Leah.
Although it is not known if the two incidents are related, the Rebbe had a medical scare just two weeks ago on the first day of Rosh Hashana. In that incident, the Rebbe arrived at his Williamsburg Beis Medrash at around 8:00AM and began Davening. After about an hour the Rebbe began to sweat profusely, and was taken by a fit of chills, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.
The Rebbe was escorted from the Beis Medrash to his private room, where he continued to feel unwell. At this point the Rebbe was drained of all color, and collapsed onto a chair, unable to speak. Hatzolah members rushed to the room, and fearing for his heart, performed some quick tests to ascertain what the problem was.
They quickly ruled out any heart-related issues; rather, it was determined that the Rebbe was suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. The Rebbe indicated that the previous two nights, the night of Slichos of Erev Rosh HaShana, as well as the night of Rosh HaShana, he had risen well before daybreak and had hardly slept. In addition, he had drank nothing that morning, not wishing to consume any liquids until after hearing the blowing of the Shofar.
Although the possibility of the Rebbe traveling to the hospital for treatment was raised, he refused to consider doing so. At this point the Gabbaim and Hatzolah members tried to convince the Rebbe to make Kiddush and eat, but the Rebbe was loath to do that either. Instead, he requested that the medical personnel administer intravenous fluids, which they did. The Rebbe, feeling a little better, then lay down to sleep.
After about an hour, the Rebbe awoke, and feeling better, Davened Shachris with a small group of about twenty-five people.
By the time Krias HaTorah began, the Rebbe was able to join with the Chasidim in the main Beis Medrash. The Rebbe’s condition continued to improve and the rest of Yom Tov passed uneventfully, with the Rebbe fully participating in all of the Tishen, Tefillos, and Ne’ilas HaChag as in previous years.
(Yehuda Drudgestein / YW-112 / YW-108)
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13 Responses
im no rabbi but it seems very odd to prefer intravinous over eating
refuah shleimah
“At this point the Gabbaim and Hatzolah members tried to convince the Rebbe to make Kiddush and eat, but the Rebbe was loath to do that either. Instead, he requested that the medical personnel administer intravenous fluids, which they did.”
I don’t understand this. Administering fluids intravenously is an issur deoraysa, making kiddush to eat [before shofar] most certainly is not, even if you hold like those who say it is assur to eat before shofar. What was the cheshbon to cause chilul yom tov deoraysa to avoid making kiddush? Am I missing something???
Without meaning to sound or chas v’shulem be sacreligous, isn’t an unnecessary chabura on yom tov more chamur than making kiddish & eating before kriyas haTorah or Shachris???
“Although the possibility of the Rebbe traveling to the hospital for treatment was raised, he refused to consider doing so. At this point the Gabbaim and Hatzolah members tried to convince the Rebbe to make Kiddush and eat, but the Rebbe was loath to do that either. Instead, he requested that the medical personnel administer intravenous fluids, which they did. The Rebbe, feeling a little better, then lay down to sleep.”
This is very hard to believe. I heard the following story from a very reliable source. A frum doctor was terating a ptient on Yom Kippur. The doctoyr advised the patient that it is Sakonos Nefoshos yo fast. The patient refused to eat. The doctor kept on trying to get the patient to eat with no success. Finally, with no option ramaining, the doctor inserted an intravenous line and fed gave the patient some fluids.
After that day, the doctor went to Reb Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt”l and burst out in tears. Reb Shlomo Zalman asked the doctor what was wrong. He said “Rebbe, I was just Mechallel Yom Kippur!!” Reb Shlomo Zalman asked him what happened. The doctor told him what had occured with his patient that Yom Kippur day. “Because of this patients frumkeit, I was Mechallel Yom Kippur. If he would have eaten, there would have been no need for an I.V. line. But beecause he was stubborn and would not eat, I had to make a chabura on Yom Kipper for no reason. Reb Shlomo Zalman agreed.
I Know it is very imporatnt no to eat before Tekios. But to cause someone to put in an I.V. line, I kind of doubt it. This probably never happened!!
I realy understand #5 comment. I recently had an accident on Shabbos & hatzalah had to come & takre me to the hospital. I should have asked Mechillah from them on yom Kippur as in the end the situation wasn’t as bad as we thought,even though Hatzalah also thought I’d broken something. But I still feel very bad about then being mechalel Shabbos for me. They were meichel me when I apologized for bringing them out. They even gave me a Shabbos package from the ambulance which had a siddur, Tehilim, grape juice, matza, nosh & canned fish. I couldn’t believe it!
HAVE ANY OF THE COMMENTERS EVER BEEN DEHYDRATED???
I was. When dehydrated, you can’t keep any food down.
to daasbaalhabayis #1:
not only your points are well noted, but (my mother was recently taken by hatzalah to lutheran (–???) for fractured bone. at thend of the emergency room thing (all day) the doctor wanted to put her on iv– she said no. i agreed, for another reason –most illnesses in hospitals are infections, and iv needles are a major source of infections! and she was eating healthy , so iv was not indicated (except for foolish hospital procedures).
of course, this is different — hatzalah, not hospital, but still.
I am no Satmar chossid but..
It’s a bit humorous to see some people questioning whether the behavior of a REBBE is al pi halacho.
It would not be a negative thing to learn a little bit what a chassidishe rebbe is. Any kind of chossid, even not satmar, would never dream of asking such a question.
I don’t know about the person who wrote the story, but he is not EMT. When there are signs of significant dehydration, fluids are generally given intravenously, as the condition can worsen very fast.
The rebbe was severely dehydrated! Yes after administering the fluids, usually the person should drink fluids, but that was what the rebbe refused.
#1 who said this is what happend its only mpi hashmuo
#2 mistoma ur missing some impoprtent points in the maasea
Refuah Shelayma!
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