Over the weekend, siblings Rika and Aharon Razel released a video message from Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim, where their brother, renowned singer and composer Yonatan Razel, remains hospitalized following a medical emergency.

In the video, Rika expressed heartfelt appreciation to the many people who have reached out with concern and have been davening for Yonatan’s recovery. She thanked the public for the outpouring of support, tefillos, and care shown to the family during this difficult time.

Aharon then presented a detailed letter he wrote in response to the numerous reports and rumors that have circulated since Yonatan’s hospitalization, seeking to provide an accurate picture of the situation.

Opening his message, Aharon wrote: “First, a huge thank you for all the prayers, concern, and love. It is moving, strengthening, and truly not taken for granted.”

He went on to clarify that many of the reports published in recent days had significantly overstated the severity of the situation. “It is important for me to clarify first of all: The reports published the day before yesterday in the media were somewhat exaggerated and completely out of proportion,” he wrote. “It was written there that he had suffered a stroke and was in life-threatening condition, which caused unnecessary hysteria. In reality, thank G-d, the story is calmer.”

Aharon emphasized that while Yonatan remains in need of the public’s tefillos, his condition is currently stable. “Yonatan indeed needs all of our prayers, but his condition is completely stable and he is under good supervision.”

Describing the sequence of events, Aharon explained, “During a performance, Yonatan felt very strong headaches. He thought it was just a migraine.” However, he credited a quick-thinking emergency responder with recognizing that the symptoms required immediate medical attention. According to Aharon, “an alert and resourceful paramedic who was there understood that this required examination and immediately ordered an ambulance.”

Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors discovered the cause of the pain. “they diagnosed him with a brain hemorrhage,” Aharon wrote, explaining that this is “a situation in which a blood vessel opens, and the blood, having nowhere to exit, creates pressure and severe pain.”

He stressed that the outcome could have been far worse and pointed to the rapid diagnosis as a tremendous siyata d’Shmaya. “The great miracle: Thanks to the rapid and early diagnosis, Yonatan was not harmed at all, thank G-d!” he wrote. Aharon added that his brother “is fully conscious, speaking, eating, drinking, and communicating normally.”

Providing a further update, he noted that Yonatan continues to be closely monitored by medical staff. He wrote that Yonatan “is hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Shaare Zedek for observation and close monitoring, to ensure that the situation remains stable and normal,” and that “he will probably remain there under observation for at least the next two weeks.”

Concluding his letter, Aharon invited people to remain in contact and continue showing their concern. “You are warmly invited to speak with me!” he wrote. He explained that he issued the statement so that he would not need to repeat the details of the incident numerous times, while emphasizing that he remains “available and would be very happy for you to approach, take an interest, and ask.”

He ended with a request that Klal Yisroel continue davening on Yonatan’s behalf: “Please continue mentioning him in your prayers for a complete and speedy recovery: Yonatan Adi, the son of Chaya Rachel. Thank you very much for the warm heart and partnership, [may we share] good news!”

{Matzav.com}