It was revealed on Wednesday that Mekubal Rabbi David Batzri, who is the Rosh Yeshiva of the Kabbalistic Yeshiva known as Hashalom in Israel, was hospitalized since last week.

Last week Rabbi Batzri was hospitalized for weakness and after numerous tests in the hospital it was discovered that the he suffered from an ulcer.

Sources close Rabbi Batzri explained that the weakness came following continued fasting that the Rabbi undertook in recent months. This seemingly harmed his health.

Head of the Shas party and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri visited Rabbi Batzri on Wednesday afternoon.

His name for tehillim is David Shalom Ben Viktoria.