On the surface, the mitzvah to visit the sick, bikur cholim, seems to be a self-evident moral obligation to help someone in need – a sick person might need help, or visitors to cheer him up – and that there is not much more to say about it. However, a more detailed look at the mitzvah of bikur cholim will demonstrate that this is one of the noblest activities that man can engage in, whereby he emulates God Himself, as well as fulfilling the mitzvah of loving one’s fellow Jew. This shiur will discuss how visiting the sick entails taking care of a patient’s physical needs, help ease the emotional distress of the patient and pray for his well-being.

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