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1)It is permitted to visit sick people on Shabbos. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 287:1)
Chazal (Talmud Shabbos 12b) were originally hesitant to allow Bikur Cholim (and Nichum Aveilim) on Shabbos lest the visitor become pained and begin davening for the Choleh in a manner that is prohibited on Shabbos. (See Rashi Dibur Hamaschil B’Koshi)
Although Chazal did not in actuality ban it, it is still best to try and avoid visiting the sick on Shabbos, and surely one should not purposely schedule the visit for Shabbos if he can easily do it on another day of the week.
Of course, if one is too busy to visit the sick during the week, he should surely go do it on Shabbos. (Sha’arei Teshuva Siman 287:1. He writes there that if one is extremely weak hearted and will become extremely distraught when seeing the Choleh’s condition, he should indeed not go on Shabbos, a day of pleasure (Oneg) where we avoid unnecessary pain (Tza’ar))
2) If one visited the sick person already in the weekday, he may go visit again on Shabbos, and doing so is in fact a great Mitzvah, as there is no limit to how many times Bikur Cholim can be fulfilled. (See Biur Halacha Siman 287:1)
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As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R’ Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam, B’soch Sha’ar Cholei Yisroel, we will B’Ezras Hashem post here each day a short Chizuk thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
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There are times throughout our life’s work in Avodas Hashem that we feel great, high, and accomplished, and there are times that we feel down or feel like we’re not doing so great or are just feeling unholy.
I once read an article that described this feeling as the "Klippos/shell" of the next madreiga (spiritual level) that we will soon break through to be able to rise even higher and closer to Hashem.
I heard from the great Tzadik Rav Moshe Wolfson shlita , spiritual leader of Emunas Yisroel in Boro Park NY, that the feeling of closeness to Hashem and the exhiliration of reaching another and higher level will be even greater than the low feeling that was experienced prior!
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