If there is someone you know who is ill, try to visit them and, think of ways to lift their spirit and let them know that you have them in mind in your prayers.

To learn more about the source of the mitzvah of bikur cholim, visiting the sick, and ways in which you can fulfill this mitzvah, read this illuminating thought entitled “The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim–Visiting the Sick” from Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald’s Torah message on this week’s Torah portion, Vayeira 5784-2023 Out of respect for the Shabbat, please consider printing it out Friday afternoon if you plan to read it on Shabbat.