Hagr"y: "Father woke up - looked at me and smiled"

The condition continues to improve, as reported on Motzaei Shabbos by spokeswoman for Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem. "The medical staff reports a continued improvement in breathing since the breathing tube was removed two days ago," she says, "and continues as before to adjust the medication to the condition of the Rav".

The Rav's condition is defined as serious but stable. He was hospitalized in internal intensive care at Hadassah Ein Kerem.

At the same time, doctors told family members to limit visits which cause the Rav great excitement.

The Rishon Letzion, Hagaon R' Yitzchak Yosef, said in the weekly shiur by satellite: "Recently people think that the situation is good. But it is still very difficult. [He] can not speak. I was with him on Thursday at 11 pm, he was asleep. Suddenly he woke up... looked at me and smiled.

"They told me - a long time he did not smile. He wanted to speak but could not. Rabosai, he has an infection in the bone, it is not simple. They put Tefilin on him, but the situation is still very difficult. He can not move his head. We saw great miracles here. Doctors said we have a terrible situation two weeks ago: we were there when Harav Bakshi and Harav Elbaz did not stop crying.

"But thank G-d there are miracles. Do not let go of tefilla until he returns to the shiur here. Continue to cry out. Rabbi of Canada told me that Sukkot went by for them there like Yom Kippur. Prayers and cries. Now the yeshiva students return. Pray and learn for his recovery.

"Last Thursday the Rishon Letzion Harav Bakshi Doron visited the Rav's room. Harav asked him: "Pray for me." And repeated it several times."

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!