A Moving Gallery from the Bris of the Great-Grandson of Rabbi Eliezer Berland

This week, a Bris Milah ceremony was held for the great-grandson of our teacher, the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, in the hotel facility where the Rav is staying. Although the path is not yet open to the general public, after a long period where events could not be held with the Rav, this Bris was more than moving. We are all indeed anticipating the full return of events with the Rav shlit"a.

During the Bris, Rabbi Berland shlit"a served as Sandek. In the photos, one can see the Rav delivering a Torah class in the presence of all the guests, while seated next to him is one of his veteran students, Rabbi Shmuel Stern shlit"a, head of the Nachalei Netzach institutions. We present before you a unique and moving photo gallery, as well as a rare class from the past week which our teacher, Rabbi Berland shlit"a, delivered to close associates from Bat Yam.

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Our teacher, Rabbi Eliezer Berland, poses a question in the class: "How is it that Deborah the Prophetess served as a judge while Pinchas was alive? Were there no other judges and dayanim (rabbinical judges) in her generation?" The Rav answers: "Elijah the Prophet testifies that there is no distinction or difference between a man and a woman; just as a man can be a judge, so too can a woman."

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"Deborah the Prophetess would prepare wicks from 6 in the morning until 6 the next morning. Therefore, she was called 'Eshet Lapidot' (Woman of Torches/Wicks); she would prepare wicks endlessly. In the Yeshiva, there were a thousand students, and each one received a thick candle that burned from morning until night, from 6 in the evening until 6 in the morning. 'Her lamp does not go out at night'—meaning she would pray all night that the candles would not be extinguished. And truly, in the time of Deborah the Prophetess, no candle ever went out, just as in the time of Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa, when even vinegar burned. Whether it is vinegar or wine, the main thing is that it burns—because if the heart burns, then everything burns."

"Gideon came along, a simple man who did not speak lies, and said that Hashem revealed Himself to him. The Rambam says that one must believe him." Listen to the words of our teacher, Rabbi Berland shlit"a.