Listen: Rabbi Goldblum - The Complex Reality of Our Teacher Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

At times, we tend to attribute familiar traits to a tzaddik. We tend to forget that the tzaddik has nullified every trace of fear from himself and that he is Hashem's emissary on earth to return creation to its original source. Here are the enlightening words of Rabbi Yehuda Asher Goldblum about the sacred knowledge of our teacher, the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a.

"The way of our teacher, the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, is to always be calm and composed, and never to panic or be under pressure," begins Rabbi Yehuda Asher Goldblum shlit"a. "For example, during the Gulf War, the Rav shlit"a said that it is indeed appropriate to say Tehillim, but since people were getting tense, they should sing and dance. During the journey of our holy Rebbe Nachman, Mohara"n of Breslov, to Eretz Yisrael, a terrible storm arose, and everyone screamed, cried, and prayed out of fear that the ship was about to sink at sea. When the people on the ship saw that Rebbe Nachman was not shouting with them, they began to complain to him and asked why he did not join in the collective cry?! Our Rebbe answered them: If you will be silent, the sea will also be silent. The Rav shlit"a explained that they entered into fear and lost their emunah and bitachon. In such a situation, one should not pray and shout, but rather strengthen emunah and bitachon, knowing that Hashem controls the world and everything He does is for the good. This is how judgments are sweetened, and this is the way of the Rav shlit"a." Rabbi Goldblum, beyond being a long-time student of our teacher shlit"a, is also his son-in-law who has had the merit to serve him greatly, continues to share from what he has drawn from the Torah of our teacher, the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Berland shlit"a. "Even someone who can pray and cry out must combine this with emunah and bitachon. The tzaddik is the one who controls the world, and no one controls him, and everything that happens is all for the good. The Rav shlit"a said that the world is composed of two states: 1. A state of miracles 2. A state of preparation for miracles. Or both together, therefore, one must always have emunah, bitachon, and simcha, with a clear knowledge that Hashem controls the world. Whoever can also combine prayers, so that he himself has a part in the miracles how good and pleasant it is, the main thing is not to lose simcha and emunah at any time. [audio wav="https://www.shuvubanimint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/מעצר-יוהנסבורג-גולדבלום.wav" autoplay="true"][/audio] Courtesy of the Information Line 025875777