In Honor of the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzeira zt"l - A Message from Rav Dov Kook shlit"a - When Will the Righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a Come and Redeem Us

In honor of the holy yahrzeit of the holy Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzeira zy"a, we present to you an inspiring article, previously published, shedding light on the life and death of this tzaddik.

"Friends, we have no grasp of the righteous Rabbi Eliezer ben Atia shlit"a, he is a tzaddik of an astounding magnitude - he is an angel of Hashem, Lord of Hosts," begins Rav Ofek Cohen Zada in his talk. "The kabbalist Rav Dov Kook from Tiberias says that Rav Berland shlit"a is in the aspect of Rabbi Eliezer the Great and that he is a wondrous and hidden tzaddik. When will he come and redeem us? Even Rav Ovadia Yosef zt"l loved the righteous Rav Berland shlit"a very much and said about him that he is worthy of being the Prime Minister. Who knows what Rav Ovadia saw, as all his words were in holiness, and here he spoke such things about Rav Berland shlit"a."

"The Attribute of Justice Accuses"

"I am not affiliated with the Shuvu Banim yeshiva," Rav Ofek pauses to explain. "However, I felt obligated to be a person in a place where there is none. Rav Dov Kook shlit"a himself recounted during the third meal that he sat in the upper worlds together with Baba Elazar zt"l before he was murdered and with the righteous Rav Berland shlit"a. Hashem told them that there are severe decrees on Israel. They pleaded for mercy on His children, but Hashem told them that the Attribute of Justice accuses and is not appeased except through self-sacrifice. Only if one of you is murdered, the other goes into exile, and the third accepts upon himself disgrace, will the Attribute of Justice be calmed."

"Baba Elazar sacrificed himself for the sake of the people of Israel. Rav Berland shlit"a jumped and accepted upon himself great and terrible disgrace. They came to Rav Kook shlit"a, who agreed to accept exile upon himself, but since he is a Kohen and his role is to elevate the prayers of the people of Israel upwards against Michael the great Kohen, the supreme minister, he cannot leave the city of Tiberias. For from Tiberias the Shechinah was exiled, and from there will come Mashiach ben David. The righteous Rav Berland shlit"a jumped and said he would also take upon himself exile."

"Indeed, we see the bitter exile that the righteous Rav Berland shlit"a is enduring, the terrible suffering and bloodshed - all for the sake of the people of Israel. Look at whom we are dealing with, a tzaddik of holy holies, about whom amazing miracle stories are told. A friend of mine from the kollel would take him for Hitbodedut, and he would stay there for two consecutive weeks with only two dates and nuts. We are talking about an awe-inspiring holy person, not for nothing does everyone who understands a little about whom we are dealing with admire him. We must do everything in our power for Rabbi Eliezer ben Atia shlit"a. May Hashem send us great salvations, and speedily in our days, we will be redeemed."