A dramatic last-minute move by Shas chairman Aryeh Deri late last night halted a planned vote on Israel’s Arrangements Law, sharply increasing pressure on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and throwing the coalition’s legislative timetable into uncertainty.
After dozens of hours of marathon discussions in the Knesset House Committee on splitting sections of the Arrangements Law and assigning them to various committees, the vote was expected to proceed. However, moments before it was to be held, Deri instructed Shas lawmakers not to allow the vote to take place. As a result, the committee dispersed without a decision, and the vote was postponed — for now — until next week, contingent on Shas agreeing to cooperate with advancing the budget and the Arrangements Law.
Behind the scenes, Deri’s move reflects growing chareidi anger over continued delays in legislating a new draft law and formally regulating the status of yeshiva students. The frustration has been compounded by ongoing disputes between the chareidi parties and the Knesset’s legal advisers regarding the framework of the proposed legislation.
Because of last night’s maneuver, the Arrangements Law is now considered to be in real jeopardy. The coalition has less than 30 days remaining to pass the 2026 state budget and the accompanying Arrangements Law. The legislation includes several major economic measures, among them a dairy market reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has previously warned that failure to pass the reform would lead him to push for the immediate dissolution of the Knesset.
While Shas lawmakers deliberately stayed away from the committee discussions in order to avoid voting directly against the coalition, Housing and Construction Minister Yitzchok Goldknopf did attend the debates and voted against the proposals alongside opposition members.
A Shas Knesset member said this morning: “From the very first moment, we said we would not allow the budget to pass without regulating the status of yeshiva students, and that remains our position. We agreed to support the first reading in order to give a few more days to advance the draft law, but unfortunately, that did not happen.”
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By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Everyone needs to step away now and then. When winter tightens its grip, many northerners head south to Florida, searching for warmth and escape. Nothing against that. When I feel the need to breathe again, though, I go to Eretz Yisroel, to Yerushalayim.
That is where I feel most like myself, where the noise fades and something steadier takes its place. I don’t need much there. Even though every time I go, I make time to see a place I’ve never visited before, it is enough for me to walk Yerushalayim’s streets, worn smooth by thousands of footsteps, and watch its people go about their lives. I can do that for hours, until my feet give out and my thoughts quiet.
Last week, I returned once more. Just by standing at the Kosel, at the place from which the Shechinah has never departed, I felt recharged and was reminded why I had come. My tefillos slowed and sharpened, each word carrying more weight.
I traveled to Eretz Yisroel for what was meant to be a short visit. The plan was to spend Shabbos with my beloved mother-in-law and return on Sunday to produce the paper. Hashem had other plans, and thanks to the interference of the huge snowstorm, I did not make it back until Monday night.
Of course, everything Hashem does is for the good, and an extra, unplanned day in Yerushalayim was a gift.
Over the years, I have had the privilege of seeing much of what Yerushalayim has to offer. I have stood among the remnants of the churban haBayis, gazing at the massive stones toppled near the Kosel and the scorched city wall burned by the Romans. I have walked the very paths taken by the Bnei Yisroel in the days of the Bais Hamikdosh as they came up from Chevron and points south to be oleh regel. I have recited Tashlich at the Mayan Hashiloach, from where water was drawn for the nisuch hamayim of Sukkos and mayim chaim for parah adumah. I have stood where Dovid Hamelech is believed to have lived, moments that bring Tanach vividly to life.
Those experiences are very touching. Walking on the same path as our ancestors as they went to fulfill their obligations gives the neshomah a tingle and causes the heart to skip a few beats.
Seeing those huge stones, which comprised a strong defensive wall in the times of Nach that we study with much reverence, makes everything come alive, as does viewing the stalls that catered to the olei regel. Your imagination begins to stir as you envision millions of people standing in this very spot.
Seeing what is thought to have been the palace of Dovid Hamelech is another manifestation of bringing Dovid Hamelech alive and making everything about him so real that you can almost touch it.
And of course, there is the Kosel. Standing at the place from which the Shechinah has never departed, uttering the holy words written by Dovid Hamelech in tefillah, is always profoundly moving. As you daven Shemoneh Esrei before those eternal stones, distractions fall away and kavonah comes naturally, as it has for thousands of years.
As you daven, you feel the Shechinah nearby, and you know that He is listening to your tefillos at this special place.
All of that is deeply meaningful, but it is not what this piece is about.
This time, beyond the stones and the streets that always leave such a deep impression, the extra day afforded me the opportunity to take up an offer from my friends. Yitzchok Pindrus and Yehuda Soloveitchik took us to visit a place that, in its quiet way, embodied the same holiness and continuity I feel in Yerushalayim’s ancient walls.
We arrived at Har Tzion and learned about the extraordinary history of the area, and of the Diaspora Yeshiva located there, a yeshiva deeply tied to the Jewish presence in that part of Yerushalayim. We visited the yeshiva, which is headed by Rav Pindrus, and were given a guided tour by Rav Yitzchok Goldstein, who heads the Diaspora Yeshiva. Rav Yitzchok is a fascinating person whose life revolves around Torah and continuing the mission his father began when he took over the site after the Six Day War.
The yeshiva also maintains a Holocaust museum, the Marteif HaShoah, a place I had never visited and barely knew existed. Established by Holocaust survivors, it contains deeply moving artifacts, including the shofar that the Klausenberger Rebbe blew in the concentration camp, Sifrei Torah stained with the blood of kedoshim who were shot while holding them, and many other sacred remnants of a shattered world.
The Marteif HaShoah also contains memorial plaques, crafted like matzeivos, for the residents of 1,200 Jewish communities destroyed by the Nazis. Survivors would gather there on the yahrtzeits of their towns to say Kaddish and remember. Talmidei chachomim, including Maran Harav Shach, would learn there as a zechus for the neshamos of the martyrs. It is a hallowed place, well worth visiting when in Yerushalayim.
From there, we walked through the beauty of Har Tzion toward the Zilberman Cheder, the famous school known for its unique and remarkable method of learning based on the educational concepts of the Maharal and the Vilna Gaon.
We observed a class of five-year-old boys learning Parshas Vayeira. They were reading aloud with their rebbi, with full trup. Five-year-olds. Every boy was able to read, follow, and understand. But more than that, they knew all the pesukim from Bereishis bora until the parsha they were learning that day by heart, and they understood their meaning. They answered questions with clarity and confidence, living the words of Chazal: Ben chomeish l’mikra.
For whatever reason, most of our schools do not learn this way. Seeing it in action was astonishing, a living demonstration that children, even at a young age, are capable of absorbing and retaining Torah at a remarkably high level.
Rav Yosef Zilberman told me that the classes are not composed of geniuses. The student body reflects the same spectrum found everywhere: some very bright, some smart and some who aren’t, some average, and some weaker. But children are hungry for knowledge and are able to absorb much more than people think.
We observed older grades as well and saw the same success: boys who know Shishah Sidrei Mishnah by heart, and older ones who have learned sedorim of Shas and retain them.
It was a beautiful sight to see Bnei Yerushalayim so attached to Torah. Everyone there, from the rabbeim on down, carried a special look of satisfaction and geshmak.
The Brisker Rov would say that the true chein of Yerushalayim is not its buildings, but its children. On my “extra” day there, I felt that truth with complete clarity.
I am certain that children in chadorim throughout Yerushalayim are also blessed with tremendous chein and yedios, but this is the place we happened to see. In fact, at the home of Rav Dovid Cohen, I met my old friend, Rav Avrohom Pinzel, who heads Chochmas Shlomo, the largest cheder in Yerushalayim. He invited me to visit his school as well, something I hope to do during a future trip.
From the moment we entered the Zilberman Cheder, I was struck by the dedication, warmth, and energy that filled every corner. Walking the halls and watching children learn Torah with such enthusiasm, I felt a different kind of tingle — not the kind that comes from ancient stones, but the kind that comes from witnessing a living, breathing commitment to the future.
Here was the spirit of Yerushalayim, alive in a new generation, shaping hearts and minds in real time. It was inspiring, humbling, and deeply moving. It was a reminder that the holiness of Yerushalayim does not only live in its past, but is unfolding every day, in places like this unique yeshiva.
We traveled to the ancient city of Shiloh, where the Mishkon stood for 369 years. With the parshiyos of the Mishkon approaching, it felt like the right time to be there. I had visited once before, some fifteen years ago, before it had been developed into a formal site. Even then, it was powerful. Now, standing again on that ground, it was impossible not to feel the weight of what once stood there.
This is the place where the Mishkon itself is believed to have been situated. And nearby was the sha’ar — the gate — where Eli Hakohein is said to have been sitting when he heard the devastating words: ki nishbah Aron HaElokim — that the Pelishtim had captured the Aron. Upon hearing the news, he fell backward and was niftar.
The Novi tells us in Sefer Shmuel Alef (4) that the Bnei Yisroel were at war with the Pelishtim, and the battle was going badly. In desperation, the ziknei Yisroel sent for the Aron to be brought from Shiloh to the battlefield. It was a tragic mistake. Chofni and Pinchos, the sons of Eli who carried it, were killed, along with thirty thousand Jews. And when Eli heard what had happened, sitting at the gate opposite the Mishkon, his heart could not bear it.
To stand there — to see the site of the Mishkon and the place where Eli sat — is to feel the long, trembling story of Am Yisroel beneath your feet. The stones do not speak, but somehow they remember.
You can almost hear Shmuel Hanovi calling out across the centuries, repeating his nevuah urging the people to do teshuvah and abandon their avodah zarah. They believed they were righteous. They refused to listen. And they were punished. The war was lost and the Aron was taken.
Standing there, I found myself wondering what Shmuel would say if he were alive today. What would his message be to us? What would he be admonishing us about? What would he be urging us to fix, to strengthen and to change in order to bring the geulah closer?
We are no longer blessed with nevi’im. But we still have their words. We have Nach. We have our rabbeim. We have the sifrei mussar and machshovah written over centuries, offering us guidance, perspective, and a Torah lens through which to view our lives and our responsibilities.
In just a few weeks, we will be learning the measurements of the Mishkon. And there in Shiloh, on an ancient mountain, stands a flat area, preserved and marked, measuring one hundred amos by fifty amos, the exact size of the Mishkon. You stand there and try to imagine it: the yerios, the two mizbeichos, the crowds lining up with their korbanos, the smoke rising to the heavens in a rei’ach nichoach, the kohanim moving swiftly, purposefully, immersed in avodah. And suddenly, you realize how much we are missing in golus.
But then you look down.
Scattered everywhere are shards of pottery, fragments of the very vessels in which people once ate their korbanos, vessels that became assur b’hana’ah because of the kedusha they had absorbed. They have been lying there for thousands of years, silent witnesses to the kedusha and taharah of Yidden, exactly as Chazal depicted and described.
And in that moment, something shifts. The Mishnayos we hureved over are no longer abstract. They are no longer theoretical. They are real. Alive. Tangible. What a chizuk in emunah.
You can bend down, pick up a broken piece of clay, and suddenly, history is not something you learn.
It is something you touch.
There is so much happening in the world today — in the wider world and in our own. Some of it is good. Much of it is not. People feel unsettled, unsure of what the future holds. Anti-Semitism is rising. The specter of war with Iran hovers.
For many frum families, simply making ends meet has become an ever-growing challenge: housing, tuition, clothing, food, insurance — the basic obligations of life weigh heavier each year. Beneath it all, there is a quiet sense of division and discontent that we struggle to mend.
Where will it all lead? How will it end?
There are opportunities for chizuk all around us, and in our daily lives we can often sense Hashem’s steady hand guiding us, sustaining us, carrying us forward. But sometimes, we need a change of scenery to see it. To step outside ourselves. To be reminded — not intellectually, but viscerally — of who we are and where we come from.
Walking among ancient shards of pottery in Shiloh, standing on the stones once trodden by the olei regel, facing the remaining walls of the Bais Hamikdosh, and watching Yerushalayim’s zekeinim and ne’arim move through its streets — all of it speaks quietly but powerfully. It tells the story of eternity. It reminds us that despite everything our people have endured, we are still here. Alive. Learning. Building. Dreaming.
We walk through the streets of the Eternal City and see before our eyes the living fulfillment of the nevuah of Zechariah Hanovi: “Od yeishvu zekeinim uzekeinos b’rechovos Yerushalayim… Urechovos ha’ir yimale’u yeladim v’yelados mesachakim b’rechovoseha.”
We stand in a city that was destroyed, emptied, burned and mourned, and now we see old people sitting peacefully along the streets and children playing in them.
And in that vision, we find our answer. Not to every question, but to the deepest one of all. We are not a people of endings. We are a people of continuity.
Other nations write histories that conclude with a rise and a fall, with glory followed by disappearance. Our story is quite different. For us, Am Yisroel, destruction is never the final word. Golus is never the last chapter. The dark moments become bridges to something good that follows each time.
That is what Yerushalayim teaches us when we walk its streets.
Am Yisroel exists in a story whose final word has not yet been written. And the story won’t end, as most stories do, with “The End,” but rather with “The Geulah.”
May we merit to see and experience it speedily in our days. Amein.
A fierce political confrontation has broken out within Israel’s governing coalition following the election of a new local rov in Savion, ending an 11-year vacancy and igniting an unusually public war of words between United Torah Judaism and Shas.
After more than a decade without a serving rov, Rabbi Uri Sadan was elected on Tuesday as rabbi of the Savion Local Council. Rabbi Sadan, who leads the Oz VeHadar community in Petach Tikva and previously served as Savion’s chief rabbi, won in a landslide, receiving 16 votes compared to just three for the Shas-backed candidate, Rabbi Shlomo Meir Amor.
The decisive outcome followed the collapse of a political arrangement forged by Shas with the head of the local council, which ultimately failed at the ballot box. That breakdown paved the way for Rabbi Sadan’s victory. He is identified with the Tzohar rabbinic network, a fact that gave the result broader political significance far beyond the local appointment. The position had been closely watched for years and was widely considered a coveted post.
The results immediately sparked an open and acrimonious dispute between coalition partners. Knesset member Moshe Gafni, chairman of Degel HaTorah, launched a sharp attack on Shas, accusing the party of sabotaging a unified chareidi effort.
“Due to Shas’s insistence on not supporting Degel HaTorah’s candidate for the Savion rabbinate, and after their own candidate received a total of only three votes, neither a Shas candidate nor a Degel HaTorah candidate was elected — and instead a Tzohar candidate was chosen,” Gafni said. “Anyone who follows their conduct in religious services and rabbinic appointments knows that this is their way.”
Shas responded swiftly and aggressively, rejecting Gafni’s claims and accusing him of focusing on political patronage at a time of existential challenges for the chareidi community. In a statement, the party said it was “fully occupied with the critical struggle to save the Torah world and prevent the arrest of yeshiva students,” and expressed dismay that Degel HaTorah’s leader was, in their words, “choosing to deal with jobs instead of the real challenges of the hour.”
Shas further sought to undermine Gafni’s argument by pointing to the vote totals themselves. According to the party, Degel HaTorah’s own candidate — a Savion native — ran and received zero votes. “Zero,” the statement emphasized. “How exactly did Shas’s three votes prevent his election? How long will Moshe Gafni continue to mislead the public and blame others for his own failures?”
The exchange escalated further when Gafni’s office fired back with a blunt rebuttal, accusing Shas of refusing to cooperate while insisting its candidate would win. “You refused to unite forces and claimed your candidate would prevail,” the statement read. “Your jobs enterprise has suffered a crushing failure.”
While the chareidi parties traded accusations, the national-religious political camp celebrated the outcome. Leaders in that sector framed Rabbi Sadan’s appointment as a significant achievement. Religious Zionism chairman and cabinet minister Bezalel Smotrich congratulated Rabbi Sadan publicly, praising the religious-Zionist yeshiva world for producing talmidei chachomim who “combine deep learning with public engagement and active involvement in Israeli society.”
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The daughter of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel hager, offered a candid and emotional update on her father’s medical condition, urging continued tefillah and kabbalos, while stressing that despite outward appearances, the situation remains serious.
In a special and strengthening message delivered over the internal information line for women of the Vizhnitzer chassidus, the Rebbe’s daughter, Rebbetzin Tzipporah Teitelbaum, spoke openly about the health challenges facing her father, who continues to lead his kehillah with extraordinary inner strength. She called on women to persist in their tefillos and good resolutions, emphasizing that much rachamei Shomayim is still needed.
At the outset of her remarks, the Rebbetzin expressed deep gratitude to women of the chassidus across Eretz Yisroel and around the world for their overwhelming response and personal commitments undertaken on behalf of the Rebbe’s recovery. “First of all, I must express my gratitude to every woman and girl, in Eretz Yisroel and around the world,” she said. “Such mesirus nefesh in the resolutions, and all the good deeds being done for the recovery of my father, Rav Yisrael ben Leah Esther, that he should be healthy and come out of this.” She described how moving the response has been, adding, “You don’t know how much this warms the heart, how much strength it gives and how uplifting it is.”
She then turned to the Rebbe’s medical condition and appealed for intensified tefillah. “I simply wanted to ask that you continue with all the bruen (the passion), because truly, it’s already not normal,” she said. She explained that her father is still in the midst of a prolonged series of treatments that have not yet concluded. “He is going through so many treatments and still hasn’t finished, and hopefully he will already finish.”
The Rebbetzin sought to clarify the reality behind the Rebbe’s outward composure. “It’s true that he’s getting through it… and he ‘lies,’” she said painfully, referring to how he conceals his suffering. “Because he walks around happy, and from the outside everything looks normal, everything looks good, business as usual. But between us,” she emphasized, “the situation is not simple, and we still need a lot of rachamei Shamayim and tefillos.” She added with heartfelt pleading, “He really needs to already be after all the treatments. Enough, enough that it should end.”
In her remarks, she also shared a teaching she heard from her father on the posuk “Yom l’yom yabi’a omer,” explaining that the word yabi’a is an acronym for “Yesh Borei Olam Yesh — There is a Creator of the world.” “That is his essence,” she said. She further cited a well-known teaching in the name of the Yeshuos Moshe on the posuk of “Ivdu es Hashem b’simchah,” explaining its meaning as: “Serve — that is serving Hashem with joy. That alone is avodas Hashem: when it comes from inner depth and true, genuine inner joy.”
She concluded with a tefillah and brachah, expressing hope that in the merit of all the resolutions and good deeds being done, and through the strength of the chassidim and chassidos — “who are only good and constantly bring joy” — the community will soon merit seeing the Rebbe return to leading his holy flock “with physical and emotional strength, and to be in a constant state of recovery, because that is his vitality.”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders said that the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has shocked the nation, accusing the agency of extraordinary racism and violence during an appearance on CNN’s “The Source.”
Speaking with host Kaitlan Collins, Sanders argued that the actions attributed to ICE run counter to American values and have alarmed a broad swath of the public. “I surely hope so. I think the overwhelming majority of the American people are shocked by what they are seeing. This is the United States of America. You’ve seen guys in masks paid by federal tax laws knocking on doors, sending five year old kids into detention centers, shooting several people, occupying an entire city, intimidating city. In fact, it was a Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota who dropped out of the race. And he said, you know, I can’t defend what the Republican National Party is doing. You know, driving while Asian, driving while Latino is not unconstitutional. So the racism and the, violence is extraordinary. And I think the American people are saying enough is enough.”
Collins pressed Sanders on whether new accountability measures would ease concerns, asking, “Does it reassure you at all that they are sending body cameras to these federal agents?”
Sanders dismissed that step as insufficient and pointed to his own legislative efforts. “That’s small, you know, look, I in my own view and I brought forth an amendment as you may know, the other day, as part of that legislation —”
Collins interjected to clarify the proposal, saying, “You wanted to repeal the $75 billion.”
Sanders confirmed the goal and expanded on his criticism of the agency’s role and funding. “Exactly over a four year period. I mean, they are now not Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but they are a domestic Trump’s domestic army extraordinarily well funded. And I was pleased that every Democrat voted with me. And we had two Republicans got 49 votes to say, do away with that 75 billion over four year period. For I said put that money, by the way, into Medicaid.”
{Matzav.com}President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he held what he described as a highly successful phone conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, calling it a constructive exchange ahead of his anticipated April trip to Beijing.
According to Trump, the wide-ranging discussion touched on a number of major international and bilateral issues, including trade relations, military matters, Taiwan, Iran, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and increased Chinese purchases of American energy and agricultural goods.
The call took place only hours after Xi participated in a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding geopolitical significance to the timing of the conversation.
Trump later characterized the exchange in a post on Truth Social as productive and focused on the future.
“Many important subjects were discussed, including Trade, Military, the April trip that I will be making to China (which I very much look forward to!), Taiwan, the War between Russia/Ukraine, the current situation with Iran, the purchase of Oil and Gas by China from the United States, the consideration by China of the purchase of additional Agricultural products,” Trump wrote.
Trump said Xi committed to sharply increasing China’s imports of American soybeans, boosting purchases to 20 million tons this season, up from 12 million previously. Trump described the move as a significant victory for U.S. farmers.
“All very positive,” Trump wrote. “The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realize how important it is to keep it that way.”
The president also voiced confidence that relations between Washington and Beijing would continue to yield tangible benefits during his time in office.
“I believe that there will be many positive results achieved over the next three years of my Presidency having to do with President Xi, and the People’s Republic of China!” he said.
China’s government issued its own readout of the call, confirming that the two leaders discussed major global issues as well as a series of international summits both countries are expected to host in the coming year. Those gatherings, Beijing noted, could provide opportunities for additional meetings between the two leaders.
The Chinese statement did not mention Trump’s expected April visit to China.
Beijing also used the opportunity to restate its long-standing position on Taiwan, underscoring that it has no intention of relinquishing its objective of reunifying with the self-governing democratic island.
“China will never allow Taiwan to be split,” the Chinese statement said.
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A quiet but far-reaching transformation is underway inside the world’s largest yeshiva. After decades of fragmented stipends, fluctuating bonuses, and multiple monthly payments, Mir Yeshiva has adopted a new, unified financial model that is already changing daily life for thousands of avreichim.
Anyone familiar with the inner workings of Mir knows that even a minor administrative adjustment quickly becomes the talk of the Beis Yisrael neighborhood. What has taken place over the past three months, however, goes well beyond a technical tweak. It is a fundamental overhaul that directly affects the financial stability and peace of mind of the yeshiva’s avreichim and their families.
For many years, the stipend system at Mir was built in layers. There was a basic allowance, supplemented by an extensive web of incentives: special programs, chaburos, group learning tracks, bonuses for tests, and rewards for consistency. While these additions increased overall support, they often arrived separately and unpredictably. Payments were sometimes delayed, making it difficult for families to plan ahead or even know how much money would ultimately come in at the end of the month.
In advance of the yeshiva’s upcoming historic Adirei-like gathering scheduled for Rosh Chodesh Adar, the hanhalah approved what insiders are calling a “revolution of order.” The goal was clear: transparency, stability, and kavod haTorah. Under the new system, all bonuses and supplements—previously issued as separate payments—are consolidated into a single, fixed monthly check.
The result is a dramatic increase in clarity and consistency. Instead of a base stipend followed by scattered additions, the entire package is now paid at once. The new monthly amount exceeds 2,000 shekels, with many avreichim receiving between 2,000 and 2,200 shekels, depending on seniority and learning track.
“Until now, the money came in drip by drip,” one Mir yungerman explained. “You’d get the base amount, then wait to see when the chaburah supplement would arrive, and later the bonus from a learning program. Today, I receive one respectable check. It’s almost double what used to be considered a standard stipend. It gives you stability, peace of mind to focus on learning, and a real sense that the yeshiva values our effort in a dignified way.”
Those involved in implementing the change emphasize that this is not merely a financial adjustment, but a shift in attitude toward those who devote their lives to limud haTorah. “We realized that the real revolution isn’t only about raising funds,” one official said, “but about how that support is delivered. A single, unified check creates order and wellbeing. When an avreich knows exactly how much he is receiving—and that the amount meaningfully reflects all the programs and achievements that are now built into the stipend—it changes how he experiences his avodah.”
{Matzav.com}Kaplan Medical Center reported today that the condition of a 35-year-old chosson who collapsed earlier this week has shown marked improvement.
As reported here on Matzav.com, the chosson collapsed during his wedding at Kibbutz Hulda and received immediate medical attention from medics and paramedics of Magen David Adom (MDA) and United Hatzalah who were present at the simcha.
Hospital officials said Wednesday morning that the chosson has regained consciousness and is now able to communicate with those around him. Doctors noted that he is no longer considered to be in immediate life-threatening danger.
Dr. Natalia Kaufman, Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Kaplan Medical Center, said: “There has been significant improvement in the condition of the patient who arrived from the event hall in the Shephelah region. After intensive treatment by the medical team, the patient has regained consciousness and is communicating with those around him. At this stage, we can say he is no longer in immediate danger.”
She added: “He still requires ongoing supervision and close monitoring in the cardiac ICU to ensure his stability. The medical team continues to investigate the cause of the incident.”
Ben Sinai, a United Hatzalah volunteer who was attending the wedding, described the dramatic moments following the collapse. “I was in the hall as one of the guests at the wedding when I suddenly saw a commotion and heard cries for help. I noticed that the chosson had collapsed and was in cardiac arrest. I immediately called for assistance and began resuscitation efforts with the help of additional medics, including the use of the event hall’s defibrillator. After prolonged CPR and, thank God, his heart started beating again. He was taken to the hospital, and at this stage his condition is serious.”
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