The son-in-law of the Admor of Slonim Shlita underwent successful cardiac surgery on Tuesday, 19 Menachem Av and doctors report a significant improvement in his condition.

The rebbe’s son-in-law, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Leib Auerbach collapsed on Tuesday. He was rushed to Ziff Hospital in Tzfas and from there flown by helicopter to Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv. http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/331518/admor-of-slonims-son-in-law-collapses-tefilos-requested.html Doctors rushed him into surgery.

The surgeons report the surgery was B”H successful and the rav is recuperating. Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman visited with the rebbe on Tuesday, who thanked him for his assistance in transferring his son-in-law from Ziff to Tel Hashomer Hospital.

The tzibur is asked to continue being mispallel for Chaim Yehuda Leib ben Gita bsoch kol cholei am yisrael.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)