Shas chairman Aryeh Deri on Thursday visited Gedalya Ben Shimon, chairman of the Religious Council of Ramat Gan, who was critically injured in a stabbing attack on Thursday in Ramat Gan, and b’Chasdei Hashem, regained consciousness this week.

Deri recited Mizmor L’Todah with Ben Shimon, thanking Hashem for the neis of his survival.

Ben Shimon, a resident of Bnei Brak, regained consciousness on Tuesday morning and is communicating with his family.

The public is asked to continue to daven for the refuah sheleimah of Gedalya ben Yeshua b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)