Jonathan Razel's daughter gets engaged while he remains hospitalized after stroke

A joyful family milestone brought some relief to the Razel family over the weekend: Jonathan Razel’s daughter became engaged, and the family chose to celebrate at his hospital bedside. Razel has been hospitalized for the past few weeks after suffering a stroke, and he was able to take part in the celebration while under medical supervision. Relatives came to the ward to mark the engagement and celebrate with the couple despite the difficult circumstances.

The engagement was especially moving because of the bride-to-be, Rebki Razel, whose own childhood accident deeply affected the family. As a young girl, she fell from the roof of the family home in Jerusalem’s Nahlaot neighborhood while watching Independence Day fireworks, and was seriously injured. She then went through a long and complex rehabilitation process before eventually recovering.

Years later, the family once again found itself by a hospital bed, but this time for a happy occasion. Jonathan Razel is one of the leading figures in Jewish-Israeli music, known for songs including “Vehi She’amda,” “Ketoneti” and “Tzion.” His music has long blended faith, family and personal feeling, and this week the family’s real-life experience echoed that same emotional tone.

Since Razel’s hospitalization, many people in the music industry and among the Israeli public have continued to pray for his recovery and send support to the family. The engagement brought a bright moment in the middle of an otherwise difficult period.