From the YWN archives:
In one of his shiurim, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein explained that his father-in-law, Maran HaGaon Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita would on erev Shavuos visit the sick, remembering that we learn that prior to giving Bnei Yisrael the Torah on Shavuos, Hashem healed all the sick, including the blind, deaf and mute – all were healed.
Rav Elyashiv explained to a sick man that every year, on Shavuos, this power is renewed. This is a time when one may call upon Hashem and asked to be healed; even for such illnesses that we generally feel there is no cure.
It was asked at what time on yomtov may one ask for a refuah. Rav Elyashiv pondered for a moment and stated the time is when we read the Aseres HaDibros in the torah reading.
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ThankQ so much yeshiva world for this. its kmayim kurim all nefesh ayaifo.
Finally something worthy in the news! I can’t wait for the time when Moshiach comes when the news will be clean and provide aitzos, feel-good stories, etc……Achake lo b’chol yom sheyavo!
There’s a big difference between Shavuos and Erev Shavuos. The latter is not described in the Gemara as a time of healing.
If everybody that reads this could think of Yaakov ben Esther in his/her prayers during Aseres HaDibros, that would be a big Chesed to his family.
See cover story on http://www.aish.com/ for details.
please also have in mind, chaya esther bas fraida rivka.
Thank you YWN! Please also daven for Mordche Bunim ben Gittel.