arghton 6,731 Posted April 22, 2023 Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi has been in hospital again, this time due to a severe leg infection, discharged already but "isn't fully healed yet". 94 and health history includes open heart surgeries, stroke, infections and a cardiac arrest two years ago (that time he needed CPR, artificial coma and was on ventilator but was discharged in a week or two). Yissachar Dov Rokeach also recently broke his back. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, arghton said: Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi has been in hospital again, this time due to a severe leg infection, discharged already but "isn't fully healed yet". 94 and health history includes open heart surgeries, stroke, infections and a cardiac arrest two years ago (that time he needed CPR, artificial coma and was on ventilator but was discharged in a week or two). Ezrachi yet at another brush with death. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 29, 2023 Rabbi Hillel Silverman, the son of a prominent Conservative rabbi, died in Los Angeles April 12, 2023 of pneumonia at the age of 99. Silverman was spiritual leader of Shearith Israel in Dallas from 1954 to 1964; Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner with links to the Mafia, was one of his congregants. Silverman told me in 2013, on the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy and Oswald murders, that Ruby would attend services to say Kaddish, the memorial prayer, for his father. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted May 13, 2023 On 18/06/2022 at 23:25, arghton said: Shmuel Kamenetsky (1924) Haredi rabbi from the United States who has caused a few controversies, anti-vaxx and thinks that the polio vaccine is a scam. Seems to have been pretty frail for years, widowed this year. Shmuel Kamenetsky suffered a stroke two or three weeks ago but (according to most recent info on social media) he's already out of hospital and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, arghton said: Shmuel Kamenetsky suffered a stroke two or three weeks ago but (according to most recent info on social media) he's already out of hospital and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. Who said the word "Immortal"? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted May 28, 2023 This time 100-year-old haredi leader and spiritual leader of Israel's Degel HaTorah party (and one of drol's immortals) Gershon Edelstein hospitalized. "Already stabilized" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted May 29, 2023 16 hours ago, arghton said: This time 100-year-old haredi leader and spiritual leader of Israel's Degel HaTorah party (and one of drol's immortals) Gershon Edelstein hospitalized. "Already stabilized" Now he has unstabilized. Reportedly in ICU and has recently suffered another heart attack. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 29, 2023 15 minutes ago, arghton said: Now he has unstabilized. Reportedly in ICU and has recently suffered another heart attack. He suffered the heart attack Saturday evening. Unstable is quite a sinister word. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 29, 2023 3 hours ago, arghton said: Now he has unstabilized. Reportedly in ICU and has recently suffered another heart attack. Stabilized again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 30, 2023 Gershon severely deteriorated and now critical. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_bossetti 149 Posted May 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, drol said: Gershon severely deteriorated and now critical. Dead 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted May 30, 2023 Edelstein is a DDP pick. So one to watch for a QO (read - one to watch for if Yahoo UK picks up any Israeli press). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 30, 2023 500.000 people at the funeral. As expected, Baruch Dov Povarsky named as successor. 92, in ICU in 2021 and 2022. They must really have a thing for funerals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 30, 2023 Photos from Gershon's funeral: Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Dov Lando 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,596 Posted May 31, 2023 On 13/05/2023 at 18:59, arghton said: Shmuel Kamenetsky suffered a stroke two or three weeks ago but (according to most recent info on social media) he's already out of hospital and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. 98 year old Kamenetsky re-hospitalised with pneumonia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted May 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: 98 year old Kamenetsky re-hospitalised with pneumonia. Improving . An immortal is an immortal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted June 2, 2023 On 31/05/2023 at 22:19, drol said: Improving . An immortal is an immortal. Shmuel Kamenetsky discharged and back to the rehab facility. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted June 9, 2023 On 03/06/2023 at 00:31, arghton said: Shmuel Kamenetsky discharged and back to the rehab facility. Shmuel Kamenetsky re-hospitalised...again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted July 14, 2023 On 22/04/2023 at 15:07, arghton said: Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi has been in hospital again, this time due to a severe leg infection, discharged already but "isn't fully healed yet". 94 and health history includes open heart surgeries, stroke, infections and a cardiac arrest two years ago (that time he needed CPR, artificial coma and was on ventilator but was discharged in a week or two). Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi hospitalised critical on ventilator and sedated a week ago, but currently stable and improving. (apparently he was in "unstable" condition when hospitalised, stabilized, went critical, now improving again) Edit: It has also been mentioned he underwent CPR again. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted July 14, 2023 How that's even fucking possible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted July 14, 2023 A Rabbi who was never mentioned before is Matisyahu Salomon (wiki). Very old, has needed tefillos since 2016 at least, airlifted to hospital many times, in failing health again lately. Quite impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted July 16, 2023 Another extremely old (some sources say he's 96) rabbi and close friend of the fourth Belzer rebbe (Aharon Rokeach 1880-1957) Aharon Mordechai Rotner, in delicate condition with breathing difficulties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted July 19, 2023 On 16/07/2023 at 23:41, arghton said: Another extremely old (some sources say he's 96) rabbi and close friend of the fourth Belzer rebbe (Aharon Rokeach 1880-1957) Aharon Mordechai Rotner, in delicate condition with breathing difficulties. Aharon Mordechai Rotner or Rutner dead at 95. On 09/06/2023 at 17:22, arghton said: Shmuel Kamenetsky re-hospitalised...again. Shmuel Kamenetsky de...I mean, discharged again after more than a month of treatment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted August 15, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 21:35, arghton said: Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi hospitalised critical on ventilator and sedated a week ago, but currently stable and improving. (apparently he was in "unstable" condition when hospitalised, stabilized, went critical, now improving again) Edit: It has also been mentioned he underwent CPR again. Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi greatly improving and to be moved to a rehab hospital soon. It's also revealed in the article he (age 94) had a tracheotomy last month and that tracheotomy is connected to a ventilator. However because nothing makes sense anymore, he's able to write and doctors are optimistic about his recovery. Interestingly he's a protégé of the late Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik who also underwent a tracheotomy...some weeks before dying at 99. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
