"Here is Uman, Ayalon is Uman" - The Righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

Recently, our teacher, the esteemed righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, was transferred from Tzalmon Prison to Ayalon in Ramla to the Torah wing. Many prisoners gather around the rabbi to hear his words of Torah and to pray with him. Our teacher Rav Berland was received in Ayalon Prison with joy and enthusiasm by the prisoners who were very happy to have the privilege to be with the tzaddik.

Many other prisoners, including secular ones, request to move to the Torah wing to be with the rabbi. Beyond the talks that the rabbi delivers by phone to the listening audience, the public merits to hear how our teacher Rav Berland responds and relates to each of the many prisoners who approach him. The rabbi has truly opened a branch of 'Shuvu Banim' there.

In one of the strengthening talks of our teacher Rav Berland, some prisoners approached him with pain and told him that Ronni Gamzu, the person in charge of the fight against the coronavirus in Israel, is working to prevent the holy trip to Uman for Rosh Hashanah. Our teacher Rav Berland strengthened them, as heard in the recording:

"This too is for the good", as a paraphrase on the meaning of Professor Gamzu's name, similar to the name of the ancient Tanna Nachum Ish Gamzu, the teacher of Rabbi Meir, who strengthened himself to see the good in everything.

Our teacher Rav Berland continued to strengthen those remaining in the land and said: "We are in Uman, Ayalon is Uman, Ayalon in gematria is Uman (Ayalon=97=Uman), here is Uman."

It is important to note that our teacher Rav Berland repeatedly strengthens his many students and listeners in the land and around the world to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah, of course, in accordance with the safety regulations and coronavirus precautions of the Ministry of Health. Rav Berland reiterates this in all his recent lessons and urges to strive to reach the holy site of Rebbe Nachman on Rosh Hashanah. These are his words from the lesson on Monday this week:

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"Now everyone is flying to Uman, everyone must be in Uman, there is no such thing. Every year everyone flies. This is the last Shabbat in the land ("Ki Teitzei") and afterwards to fly."

Then our teacher Rav Berland continued and said: "Here is Ayalon - "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon in the valley of Ayalon" here we see Hashem face to face truly! Here is Uman! Whoever goes up to the roof sees Hashem face to face, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon in the valley of Ayalon" both the sun and the moon. "And the light of the sun will be like the light of seven days" seventy times 7×7×7, whoever lives 777 years will have all his sins atoned."