Amazing: On Friday He Extinguishes the Fire That Was Destined to Happen on
Motzaei Shabbos — The Holy Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

Amazing Discovery - Our Teacher, the Gaon HaTzaddik Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a, extinguishes the fire that occurred on Motzaei Shabbat Parshat Shemini 5782, during a lesson he gave on Thursday night.
As publicized in the many media outlets, on Motzaei Shabbat Kodesh of Parshat Shemini, a fire broke out in the prayer hall of our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a and the holy community of Shuvu Banim.
During a lesson that our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a gave in his holy home on Thursday night, the Rav shlit"a spoke in the past tense about a fire that had already occurred. No one in the audience understood which fire the Rav shlit"a was speaking about, but those who have long known the holy spirit of our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a understood that there was a hidden intention in his holy words.
On Motzaei Shabbat Kodesh, the public understood in retrospect what the intention of our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a was, and that through his words, he had actually extinguished the fire. For while property damage was caused, heavy loss of life was prevented, as many worshippers were in the hall at that time.
"There was a fire, there was a big fire, a big fire and they couldn't extinguish it."
"People were burned there - here too there was a big fire."
Our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a turns to one of the participants of the lesson, "You need to know the Parsha."
"Okay."
And our teacher the Rav continues to warn in the past tense: "There was a big fire and people were burned - there was a fire, didn't you see? So no..., bring the fire department..."
And our teacher Rav Berland continues to turn to the participants of the lesson and ask: "Do you know how to extinguish a fire?"
And immediately the Rav shlit"a answers: "You take water, a lot of water, a bucket of water. There was an Englishman..., there was a fire in a hotel, so... the Englishman went with a pitcher of water to extinguish the fire."
"Here too there was a fire and there was no one to extinguish it, because there was a fire here before!"
"Yes?" ask the participants who understand that the Rav is talking about something that only he sees.
"Yes! And you always need to prepare water, there is water here, that's fine, with this you can extinguish the fire!"
And our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a recites a blessing, "Blessed are You, Hashem, by Whose word all things come to be."
The crowd answers: "Amen."
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