Awe and Fear - Accepting the Yoke of Heaven with the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer

On the night of Thursday, Parshat Va'etchanan, the Gaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a arrived at the Bar Mitzvah celebration of the Cohen family. Rav Berland shlit"a aligned the hearts of those present with the recitation of the verses for accepting the Yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven, like lightning striking the heart, as all those present in the banquet hall at the Old Beit Yaakov in Jerusalem melted with overwhelming awe and fear. "I am Hashem your G-d," Rav Berland shlit"a cried out, reciting the verse from the acceptance of the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy 5:6 (also appearing in Exodus 20:2), and the entire congregation at the Bar Mitzvah celebration cried out after him. "I, unto Hashem, I will sing" (Judges 5:3), the Rav continued to redeem the souls of the people of Israel, as the public followed after him.

Afterward, the Gaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a continued to the Bar Mitzvah celebration of the Goldstein family, as the singer sang "Planted in the House of Hashem."

Photography courtesy of Shahar Eliyahu