Deep concern has spread throughout the Torah world over the condition of Rav Chaim Berman, one of the generation’s most renowned masmidim, whose health has deteriorated in recent days.

Members of the Ponovezh Yeshiva community have been closely following his condition for an extended period as he struggles with significant weakness and requires abundant rachamei Shamayim.

On Monday, after Rav Berman began suffering from breathing difficulties and pneumonia and was hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Rav Dovid Levy made a special appeal at the conclusion of the shiur klali, asking the thousands of Ponovezh bochurim to recite Tehillim on his behalf. Leading the tefillos was Rav Berman’s son, Rav Yisroel Berman.

The renewed call for tefillah comes just weeks after Ponovezh Rosh Yeshiva Rav Berel Povarsky issued a heartfelt letter before Shavuos urging the Torah world to daven for Rav Berman’s recovery.

In his letter, Rav Povarsky wrote: “To the students of our holy yeshiva, throughout its generations, I hereby request that you increase your prayers and supplications for the complete recovery of the great luminary, Rav Chaim ben Reisha Rizel Berman shlit”a, whose figure has served as an example for generations of yeshiva students, like Yehoshua, the faithful disciple who never departed from the tent. His influence upon the holy yeshiva through his Torah, fear of Heaven, and prayers has been deeply felt. Now, to our great sorrow, his place is noticeably absent, as due to his suffering and weakness he is unable to come to the House of Hashem as he did faithfully throughout all the years until very recently.”

Rav Povarsky continued: “We are all obligated to share in his suffering and to increase our Torah study, good deeds, and prayers for his complete recovery. May Hashem hear our cries, and may the students of the yeshiva merit to continue benefiting from his light for many years to come in health and tranquility. With this I affix my signature, awaiting the salvation of Hashem, Baruch Dov Povarsky.”

All are asked to continue davening for the complete recovery of Rav Chaim ben Reisha Reizel.

{Matzav.com}