The Sages teach that visiting the sick is one of the mitzvos that offer
benefit in both this world and the World to Come. And which one of us hasn't
felt better after a visit from a friend? Especially if he or she knew what to
say to put us at ease. However, few have really studied the laws of this
important mitzvah. And we very often need practical guidance in its performance.
What to say. What not to say. How to say it. How much time to spend.
Includes:
- Talmudic discussions and the laws of visiting the sick from the Rambam,
Shulchan Aruch, Chochmas Adam and Aruch HaShulchan
- Highlights of halachic responsa from HaRav Moshe Feinstein, zt"l and HaRav
Eliezer Waldenberg, shlit"a
- Practical advice and guidance offered by a physician, a patient, and a
parent of a sick child
- The medical implications of visitation vis-
