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Former Chief Rabbinate Director-General Critically Injured in Renovation Accident
Yehuda Rachamim Cohen, the outgoing Director-General of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, was critically injured on Thursday after a concrete beam collapsed on him. The accident occurred during renovation work at a relative's home in the community of Kfar Haroeh.
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What happened
- 01Outgoing Chief Rabbinate Director-General Yehuda Rachamim Cohen was critically injured on Thursday when a concrete beam collapsed on him.
- 02The accident occurred during renovation work at a relative's home in the community of Kfar Haroeh.
- 03Cohen was evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, where he is hospitalized, sedated, and on a ventilator.
- 04The office of Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef urged the public to pray and recite Psalms for Cohen's recovery.
- 05Cohen's family requested prayers for his complete healing, identifying him by his Hebrew name, Yehuda Rachamim ben Chana.
Cohen was urgently transported to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera. He is currently hospitalized in serious condition, sedated and on a ventilator.
Following the accident, Cohen's family and the office of the Sephardic Chief Rabbi, Rabbi David Yosef, called on the public to pray and recite Psalms for the recovery of Yehuda Rachamim ben Chana, stating that he is in grave need of divine mercy.
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