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A Great Proclamation for the Days of the Rosh Hashanah Gathering - Words of the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

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A Great Proclamation for the Days of the Rosh Hashanah Gathering - Words of the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

The month of Elul is already upon us, and the sacred fragrance of the Rosh Hashanah gathering at the holy light, the tzaddik, the foundation of the world, Rebbe Nachman in Uman, is already in the air. The esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a speaks with fiery words before the upcoming gathering of 5779, which will come upon us and all of Israel for good.

"...A Rosh Hashanah like this has not been since the creation of the world, of Jerusalem, Tzfat, and Brachfeld, the initials of Tzvi, Tzfat, Jerusalem, and Brachfeld. This is the highest Rosh Hashanah that has ever been, where Tzfat and Jerusalem unite, after everything that has happened over the past 70 years since 5696, now we are going to make a new unification of all Breslov chassidim - of all Breslov factions, a unification that has never been before."

"Therefore, we ask that Shuvu Banim not sing 'Or Zarua LaTzaddik' nor 'Or Zarua LaRasha', no 'Or Zarua', and not to sing 'Emet VeEmunah' (the Rav shlit"a refers to the special melody Shuvu Banim sings during the Maariv prayer), and during the Kedusha they do not clap hands, nor during the blessing of 'Shomea Tefillah', nor at the end of any blessing. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak said that this is the true custom of Breslov, that out of the awe of judgment, they do not clap hands."

"To feel the awe of judgment, because we do not know who will live and who will die, thousands of people were with us on Rosh Hashanah a few months ago and did not merit to reach this year. No one knows who will live and who will die - so we ask that Shuvu Banim be included and not separate from the community."

"There is going to be a gathering like there has never been since the creation of the world, of tzaddikim, holy ones, elevated souls, all souls from the World of Atzilut, only souls from the World of Atzilut enter this gathering, whoever does not come from Atzilut should find another minyan. This is all automatic, who is worthy to enter the gathering and who is not, and here it is a gathering for souls from the World of Atzilut truly, all the souls that were in Uman before, they brought them in the peak of kedushah, only such souls will enter the holy gathering."

"And from today we will mention this in every lesson, that they do not sing 'Emet VeEmunah', and do not sing 'Or Zarua LaTzaddik', and nothing, only pray, the whole point of the gathering is to be included with everyone, not to make one's voice heard."

Until here are the words of the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a as edited from the publication Shevavei Or

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