Listen: A Chilling Testimony from the Journey to the Righteous Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a

We received a chilling testimony about the actions of our teacher, the righteous Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a, during his stay in Holland. Here are some of them.

"At the terminal, we looked to join Breslov chassidim so as not to travel alone," begins Yisrael Meir in his story of traveling to Holland. "Instead, we found a non-observant couple who were also traveling to the Rav shlit"a. I spoke with the young man who told me they have been living together for 17 years without permission (not married) and there is no chance in the world they will marry, because her family opposes and has the power to harm. He heard about the Rav shlit"a, contacted him, and the Rav shlit"a invited him to Holland."

"To our surprise, even though he said there was no chance they would marry, that very night the Rav shlit"a already married them. During the Sheva Brachot, the groom told me he was in shock from his meeting with the Rav shlit"a. It turns out the Rav shlit"a told him to change his last name from Cohen, because he is not a Cohen. 'If you don't believe me, ask your father,' the Rav shlit"a replied to him."

"It turned out that his father, the Cohen, married a divorcee, and therefore his status is that of a chalal and there is no continuation of the priesthood. Additionally, the Rav shlit"a told him, 'In two hours you are getting married here.' The woman was frightened by this, but the Rav shlit"a guided him on how to speak to her heart."

We want to add regarding various rumors and unfounded talks that emerged about the Rav shlit"a marrying couples abroad. Any sensible person can see that the actions of the Rav shlit"a are measured and directed with the precision of a hair's breadth. The Rav shlit"a takes care of couples here who, in almost no other scenario, would have married, and through this brings them under the wings of the Shechinah. Baruch Hashem that these matters are publicized and come directly from their source.

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