A group of Bat Yam residents merited to enter the home of our Rebbe Eliezer Berland shlit”a on the evening of 23 Iyar for a special shiur which lasted for around forty minutes.
At the beginning of the shiur the Rav shlit”a spoke about the level of the sefirah Gevurah she’be Yesod [the shiur began a few minutes before sunset when it was still Gevurah she’be Yesod].
The Rav spoke about how a person needs every day to merit to the quality of Gevurah (strength), like King David a”h who merited to battle lions and bears as it’s written, “Also the lion, also the bear your servant struck down” (I Shmuel 17:36).
Afterwards, the Rav spoke of the question of the Kitzot HaChoshen in section 61:3-4 on how David betrothed Merav through killing Goliath, since this was less than the value of a perutah [the minimal amount needed to effect betrothal]. The Kitzot answered according to the responsa of the Maharit, that Saul had promised great wealth to whoever killed Goliath. So through this wealth David betrothed Merav, through a sort of loan. Afterwards, the Rav continued speaking in the depths of halachah in this section of the Shulchan Aruch regarding other subjects.
After forty minutes the Rav shlit”a told one of the participants to recite Kaddish, and the group went out to pray Ma’ariv with the Rav shlit”a.
