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"All the Tzaddikim are in Uman" - The Lesson of the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

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"All the Tzaddikim are in Uman" - The Lesson of the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

A lesson delivered by our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, during the fourth meal on Motza'ei Shabbat Kodesh Re'eh

Rabbi Baruch said that he had not seen the Baal Shem Tov for several years at his resting place in Mezhibuzh, he could no longer find him. Feiga traveled to the grave and told him, "He is here."

But Rabbi Baruch did not merit to speak with the Baal Shem Tov, so he asked the Baal Shem Tov: "Where are you?"

The Baal Shem Tov answered: "I am only found with Rebbe Nachman, the Baal Shem Tov is now at the grave of Rebbe Nachman, there he stands, traveling to our Rebbe, there the Baal Shem Tov is found."

Those who travel to the Baal Shem Tov find him with the Rebbe, he is not found there in Mezhibuzh at all - he is found in Uman.

Everyone has moved to Uman, all the tzaddikim have moved to Uman, to benefit from the Rebbe, all the neshamot have moved to Uman, and even the forefathers - all have moved to Uman, all, King David - all have moved to Uman.

[caption id="attachment_48698" align="alignnone" width="482"] The esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a at the grave of Rebbe Nachman in Uman[/caption]

In Uman, the Rebbe saw a wedding, because every name hints at something since all the names that each person has hint at higher sefirot, it is not for nothing that a person has a specific name.

And a person must go according to his name, when he stands before the heavenly court, they will ask him: Do you know what your name is? Did you go according to your name? Did you strengthen yourself?

Because Moshe gave the name Eliezer after Gershom, it should have been the opposite. Because Eliezer comes first, as Hashem helped Moshe when he saved him from Pharaoh's sword, for he was on the gallows, and afterwards he fled from Egypt, therefore the second son should have been called Gershom, because he was a stranger in a foreign land.

However, until Moshe redeemed the people of Israel, he did not consider his personal redemption, therefore he named his son Gershom, and Eliezer was named so only after he brought Israel out of Egypt.

Therefore, everyone must go according to the name they have, then there is no need to sleep at all, tonight we do not sleep.

Edited from 'Shivivei Or' 058-328-3181

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