While Minister of Senior Citizen Affairs (Bayit Yehudi) Uri Orbach remains hospitalized in Shaare Zedek Medical Center he learned of the petira of his mother, Peninah Orbach ob”m. His elderly mother was niftar during the night, in her home. The levaya took place in the Segulah Beis Hachaim at 2:00PM on Monday, 6 Shevat.

Orbach has been hospitalized for a number of weeks. Last week his condition was viewed as “life threatening” by the medical team caring for him. Messages were released on his behalf to be mispallel for his recovery.

Family members acknowledge the widespread tefilos and thank the tzibur at large, adding they remain confident the minister will recuperate and be discharged in good health.

The tzibur is asked to be mispallel for אורי שרגא בן פנינה (Uri Shraga ben Penina) bsoch kol cholei am yisrael.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)