Rav Ovadia Yosef’s Heart Attack

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi David Yosef’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

My father uh the year of 19 uh 99. 1999, yes. He got a heart attack. He got a heart attack. He was in the house. He He was breathing not good. He had pain. So, the doctor came and uh he decided to take him to hospital. He went to hospital, Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. And um after they checked after they checked they said that he needs balloon. And it's urgent. He needs balloon today. When he heard what He asked them, "What is the risk?" They told him, "There is uh risk about your life because you are not young. But it's not a big risk. It's But it's a risk." He said, "Okay. I will do what you tell me. But

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1. 0:00My father uh the year of 19 uh 99. 1999, yes. He got a heart attack.…
2. 0:30after they checked they said that he needs balloon. And it's urgent. He needs balloon today.…
3. 1:00But I want to go home for a few hours before I do that." They told…
4. 1:30They told him, "Well, Rabbi, it's not good for you. Uh maybe something will happen to…
5. 2:00When he was going home home, I was sitting next to him in the car. I…
6. 2:30He started to cry. He told me, "Look, I understood that there is a risk about…
7. 3:01who will help that woman? She will be stuck. She's miserable. So, I decided to go…

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