I Would Write, Place It in the Drawer, and the Rav Would Answer Me - Listen to the Open Miracles of the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

"One day, I was suddenly informed that my son had fallen ill. They found very large glands near his heart and neck." Michal begins her story without unnecessary introductions. "Since I knew of the greatness of the Rav shlit"a, I tried to contact him as soon as I received the test results. It was important for me to know what he would say. I called Natan and gave him my son's name for a blessing. Natan returned to me and said: I didn't even need to tell the Rav shlit"a what was wrong with the child, he knew on his own. The Rav shlit"a added that a redemption of the soul (pidyon nefesh) needed to be done for the child."
[audio mp3="https://www.shuvubanimint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ערוץ-הנשים-של-שובו-בנים-אינטרנשיונל-סיפורי-ניסים-על-הרב-אליעזר-ברלנד-שליט-א.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio]"Since the Rav shlit"a did not bless the child nor recommend anything beyond requesting the redemption, I understood that the situation with the child was dire. This was also apparent from the doctors who diagnosed him with leukemia, and now the Rav shlit"a's response confirmed it. I told Natan to go back to the Rav shlit"a and tell him that I have no financial means to even buy a bottle of cola. 'The Rav said that according to nature you won't be able to pay, but you will have miracles,' Natan returned to me with a surprising answer."
"The moment the Rav said he would do a redemption for Shiloh, I knew I could be calm. However, I was ashamed of myself, for to save my child I should have done much more, and now I fear the test of money. A few days later, my niece called, and miraculously, she had involved the entire family in mobilizing for the redemption. 'It's a shame you didn't see the joy with which the family participated in the redemption,' my niece informed me."
"Another miracle happened to me - the moment I received the entire sum for the redemption, all the funds I was supposed to receive from my workplace were released. I immediately traveled to Uman to thank our Rebbe and then to France. We went through a difficult period where my child suffered greatly, but when we returned to the land and the Rav shlit"a spoke with the child on the phone, Shiloh was no longer the same. 'Mom, I prayed Shacharit today,' the child informed me, and I was stunned. A few days passed, and I asked him: Shiloh, did you pray again? 'Of course, Mom, I pray every day.' From the moment of the blessing, Shiloh was no longer in isolation or hospitalization; he began to move around the house and was not bedridden. The walk in Paris from home to the synagogue takes half an hour, and he started walking it on Shabbat."
"In the tests conducted, the doctors said there was a 95% success rate for the chemotherapy treatments, but now we reveal to you that his condition was much worse than we told you, they added. It was truly critical, but we didn't want to discourage you. It turned out that from head to toe, he was full of glands. Baruch Hashem, the child came out of it."
"I saw the Rav shlit"a on various occasions, such as at the Kotel and Meron, but I never spoke to him. In fact, I speak to him from my heart, and in reality, he answers me. Wonderful things, the Rav said he reads what is written to him, it's enough to put the letter in the drawer, and he knows what was written. In one of the letters, I wrote to the Rav shlit"a that I want to pay the money for the redemption for my son from pure money. As soon as I finished writing the word 'pure,' a friend who is responsible for a mikveh called me and asked if I had work. Indeed, it is called pure money, but even more so. After half an hour of conversation, she suddenly asked me: 'Which Michal am I speaking with?' I answered, 'The mother of Yitzchak from your son's class.' 'What?! I actually intended to call another Michal, but since I called you, only you will work with us!"
"Every time I think about how to phrase a question to the Rav shlit"a and convey it with Natan, the answer already comes to my mind. Until once, after waiting a long time for an answer, I said to myself: 'Michal, if the Rav doesn't want to bless you, bless yourself.' At that very moment, Natan called me and told me to prepare because the Rav was calling me. The Rav shlit"a called, blessed, hung up, and I wasn't even able to say a word."
"I lived abroad, and when I would come to the land, I would pass by the central station near the distribution and fundraising booth of the 'Shuvu Banim' yeshiva. I donated despite the difficulties, life continued, and I suffered no harm. Once, I received from my sister-in-law the booklet 'Prayer for the Poor' for Shavuot. Then I said: Rav Berland is not an angel, he is a seraph; from the prayer, I understood the greatness of the Rav shlit"a."
"I have a friend who needed to give a redemption and found it difficult. I explained that it's not wise to be smarter than the tzaddik; if the Rav asks for a redemption, it's not worth risking ourselves. After all, the Rav said that whoever participates in the redemption is included in the redemption. Don't rob your family of the opportunity to be redeemed as well; involve them in the redemption. She did so, and one of her family members was saved from disaster that very day."
"Many people were strengthened by the story of Shiloh's salvation, which occurred as a result of giving the redemption. Gradually, I opened in Paris a real center for bringing those who are distant closer, in the guest house of one of the important families in the community. I distributed leaflets of 'Knishta Chada', and other materials revealing the greatness of the Rav shlit"a. Then they confessed to me and said: 'It's good that you saved us from falling into the terrible mistake. Had we not known this, we could have believed all the lies and slander around."
My phone number for questions and strengthening is: 0548-439-030
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