By COLlive reporter
Flatbush Shliach Rabbi Zalman Liberow is recovering and is showing “positive progress” following a car crash 2 weeks ago, COLlive.com was told.
The 45 year-old remains in the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, near the site of the crash, and is surrounded by his immediate family.
“He is breathing on his own and is under sedation due to the great amount of pain he is in,” a family member told COLlive Monday.
Liberow, Director of Chabad of Flatbush since 1992, is communicating though hand motions and inquired about the well-being of his wife and now 10 children, following the accident that claimed the life of his son.
He was told Sunday about the passing of his 9 year-old son, Avrohom Dovid Liberow OBM, after repeatedly insisting to be told about his condition.
“He has not reacted yet,” a family member said.
The family says they were touched by the outpouring of support and sympathy by the Flatbush, Crown Heights and general Lubavitch community (including the fellow Shluchim).
Tehillim and prayers were said around the world for his recovery (Schneur Zalman ben Dabrusha).
As the family is also dealing with financial hardship, now that the rabbi, the sole provider is hospitalized, a fund has been set up with Colel Chabad.
“The doctors are very impressed by his progress and were surprised to watch him breathe on his own even after his lungs were affected,” the family reported.
Liberow, who is able to write a thought or two on paper, is expected to be operated on his hand and ribs.
Until then, the public is asked to keep saying Tehillim and donate to the Liberow Fund.
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Zalman is a true hero not only to Lubavitches but to all people around the world
REUVEN, YOU ARE AWESOME!
SO SAD
My heart is broken…refuah shelaima!
I give Rabbi Zalman Liberow a strong
‘brocho’ from a ‘Kohaine’
His son’t passing is a tragic and painful event.
Boruch ben Tzvi (A”H) HaKohaine Hoffinger
https://www.colelchabad.org/Donate_Now.bp?aCampaign=Accident&aId=416
The man is Reuven Aharonov, father-in-law of Dovid(Dmitriy) Salita. May Rabbi Liberow have a Refua Shlema and may his family know only Simchas.
Let’s all of us continue building with everything that we have in commune, let go the differences. how much is enough?
Simchas only.
I was wondering why we don’t hear updates, boruch Hashem, Boruch Hashem, a Refua Shleima fast!!
it dosent mater if he still has 10 children 1 child is still important
Who is Rabbi Liborow talking to?
” his now 10 children” even if one child passes away he is still a child. He has 11 children
It’s so nice to know that he’s finally getting bette! May we hear the shofar now!!!
We should daven, ask and plead for the biggest Nechama, Moshiach Now, and hikitzu v’ranenu shochnei ofor, with Avrohom Dovid a’h besochom. Reb Zalmon sheyichye, as is well known, is mekusher body and soul to the Rebbe,and is one of the stalwarts of the Moshiach campaign.