Listen: Grandpa, What Are They Doing to You Up There?! Miracles of the Holy Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

We all love Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, believe in his mission and great power, and are confident that in any problem we turn to him, he will act for our salvation. Indeed, many who turned to the Rav shlit"a have seen great salvations, even to the extent of changing the laws of nature. Suitable matches for those who have been waiting for many long years. Holy offspring for couples who almost lost hope, and there are even those who testify firsthand about actual resurrection of the dead. However, what happens when we come to the Rav and it doesn't happen exactly as we expected?!

Just before we continue, we must remember that we have no comprehension of the essence of the tzaddik. We can tell miracle stories, even those we experienced ourselves. However, the understanding and actions of the tzaddik are far beyond our understanding.

On the 26th of the month of Adar II, the God-fearing woman, Lilach Leah bat Tzila z"l, passed away after much suffering, at only 37 years old. Lilach z"l merited, and on her deathbed, her family performed a redemption of the soul for her, something that will surely benefit her where her neshamah (soul) is now. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov opens for us a small window into the hidden world of the tzaddik, foundation of the world: "Sometimes even when this tzaddik performs a redemption, it still does not help, and this is because even above they greatly desire such a redemption, because not every time do they receive from below such a redemption that can sweeten all twenty-four courts of judgment at once, and therefore when they receive this sweetening, they use it for another purpose." (Likutei Moharan 215).

The holy Mohara"sh of Breslov teaches us that not only did the redemption perform wonders, but above in the heavens, they use it to do even more wonderful things. And surely we are happy with the tremendous merit, that the redemption of the soul we transferred to the tzaddik accomplished great things, things we do not always understand. However, if we admit a little of the truth, deep inside the question nags us - but, what about us? What about the righteous woman whose family transferred a redemption and left behind three orphans? Indeed, the situation was critical, but still, what about her?!

The following story is one of many. Of course, we only know the outcome and not the way the tzaddik, foundation of the world, acted internally, yet the soul is certainly moved. Tomer Carmon, who at the time the story occurred was still a young scholar in Shuvu Banim, tells us about a series of dreams that visited him during that period. "My grandfather, who passed away, came to me again and again in a dream, appearing terribly in his external appearance. Although he seemed to be crying out for help, I did not know what to do with it. Only after he came the third time did I have the sense to take the advice of Rabbi Shimshon Wolach, a student of the Rav, and turn to our teacher, the holy Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a on the matter. The Rav indeed said what to do, but with the distractions of time, I forgot about it, until my grandfather z"l came the fourth time. 'I am in the garbage, deep in the garbage, get me out of here! Give, give the redemption the Rav asks for, what are you waiting for?! I came to the Rav shlit"a with my uncle Meir z"l (since then he has passed away), the Rav shlit"a raised his hands upward and said – 'Now I am taking him out of there. After two weeks, my mother, may she live, informed me of a dream she had about her father, my grandfather. Dad z"l came to me in a dream, he looked young, as he did at the age of twenty, clean, polished, and appeared happy. His clothes were new, and his hair was nicely combed, and he had a new car. I asked him, Dad, can I come with you? And he answered no, he smiled at me and drove away... I told my mother that this is surely a sign from heaven that the redemption helped. Indeed, the redemption of the holy Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a works great salvations.

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With Hashem's help, may these words be for the success of our teacher Rabbi Eliezer ben Atya shlit"a and for the elevation of the soul of Lilach Leah bat Tzila z"l and the grandfather Peretz ben Nechama z"l.