Listen: The Rabbi Showed Me He Knows Everything - The Righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

Meir grew up in Bnei Brak in a Lithuanian Haredi home where they had not heard the name Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a and certainly not about the true tzaddik. It is worth reading his amazing story that reveals another glimpse of the holy spirit of the tzaddik and his way of action.

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"Two years ago, I prayed a lot at the grave of Rabbi Yehuda Zev Leibowitz zt"l and noticed that Rebbe Nachman frequently mentions the concept of the true tzaddik in his writings. Therefore, I prayed to find the true tzaddik, and miraculously, as soon as I left the grave, I heard a Jew telling his friend that he had returned from the rabbi shlit"a. Although I had heard of the name Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, I had never seen him, even though I had been to Uman. I was awakened by his words and suggested to my brother that we fly to Uman via Holland so that we could also meet Rabbi Berland shlit"a. We went to the travel agent and there it turned out that it was better for us to fly to Holland first and from there continue to Uman. This was truly divine providence, because if we hadn't gone to Holland first, we wouldn't have seen the rabbi shlit"a."

"We arrived in Holland, the gabbai wanted to let us in, but he told us that he doesn't disturb the rabbi shlit"a during his study time. People passing by encouraged us by saying, don't worry, the rabbi shlit"a knows you are here. From our side, not knowing the concept of the true tzaddik, we considered the people strange. However, we listened to someone who told us to say three Tikkun HaKlalis as a key that works wonders. We finished, and suddenly the gabbai came out and brought us into the holy place."

"Upon entering his holy home, we already felt light, but when we saw the rabbi shlit"a, we felt the kedushah (holiness) floating. It's not a feeling that can be described; I had been to tzaddikim in my life, but I had never experienced anything like this. The rabbi shlit"a took my hand, and I began to cry with thoughts of teshuvah (repentance). While the rabbi shlit"a blessed my brother, he told me to come to him on Shavuot. He promised to match me."

"After the counting of the Omer, I stood behind the rabbi shlit"a and said - 'Rabbi, a match.' And behold, the rabbi shlit"a told a person who was beside him, 'Your sister will be his match.' That person replied that they were Lithuanians and it didn't seem suitable to him. 'He is also a Lithuanian Ashkenazi,' continued the rabbi shlit"a, and I was surprised by his holy spirit, because outwardly I appear a bit dark. At that time, I didn't understand that the true tzaddik has the holy spirit and knows everything. Of course, nothing came of that match, later I understood that these are various rectifications that the rabbi shlit"a does and we have no understanding of it."

"I came to the rabbi shlit"a on Shavuot and reminded the rabbi shlit"a that I came for a match. The rabbi was holding the hand of someone who didn't observe Torah and mitzvot at all and said to him, here, your sister will marry him. I said to myself, wow, where have I fallen.., I still didn't understand that the tzaddik is doing rectifications here. At this stage, it was a bit difficult for me, I still didn't know how to handle such a reality of the true tzaddik, the rabbi shlit"a, who noticed this during the morning prayer, gave me a big smile, I wondered if the smile was for me, and suddenly the rabbi shlit"a signaled with his finger that the smile was for me. It sweetened everything."

"The rabbi shlit"a told me that on Rosh Hashanah I must not stay in Israel, it's better in Uman, and if not, then come to him. And that on Tu B'Av I will receive my match. Meanwhile, I prayed, and to my sorrow, in Tammuz it was published that they don't know where the rabbi shlit"a is. Everyone around told me to forget about it and that there is no chance of contacting the rabbi shlit"a. Then comes the eve of Tu B'Av, the hours pass, and I wait. Five minutes before sunset, I am at the grave of Rabbi Leibowitz, and suddenly two minutes later, Rabbi Shalom Arush shlit"a arrives. Without telling him anything, I ask him for a blessing for a match. I will bless you, Rabbi Arush answers, but he conditions it on me reading his book in the Garden of Peace."

"I take the book in the Garden of Peace, and although I never read introductions in my life, this time I started reading from the beginning, and it says: 'A letter from Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, there were no better days for Israel than Tu B'Av.' I know for sure that the rabbi shlit"a sent me a message that he cares for me. Later, I managed to contact the gabbais of the rabbi shlit"a and was invited by the rabbi for Tu B'Shvat. On Tu B'Shvat, after obstacles, the rabbi shlit"a invited me for Purim. I have a friend who was in the middle of a match, and the rabbi shlit"a took him in the middle of the prayer to the women's section and next to the rebbetzin said to him, 'Do you see? This match is not yours, I will bring you your match.' I understood that nothing is accidental and that the tzaddik knows everything and rectifies me."

"On Purim, the rabbi shlit"a gave me a study order, and it was the only time the rabbi shlit"a didn't tell me to return to him. However, I no longer wanted to leave there, I felt great sweetness, as if everything around was false, and to this day I really miss the rabbi shlit"a. It is clear to me that the match will come, but I received the connection to the rabbi shlit"a as a gift."

"On Motza'ei Shabbat, about a week before the rally, a few friends from Bnei Brak went out to post notices, no one knew about it. Suddenly, my friend Yinon calls me and reads me a written message he received from the rabbi shlit"a, and this is its content: 'Thank you very much for posting notices.' How did the gabbai of the rabbi shlit"a have his number, we have no idea, and how does he even know he posted?! I was happy for him, but I admit I was envious. After all, we made a great sacrifice and worked very hard. I said to myself, I also really want to receive a message from the rabbi shlit"a. Five minutes later, another call from Yinon asking me if I have another name besides Israel, Meir, I answer. And is your mother Rivka? Yes, I continue. I ask because I received another message from the rabbi shlit"a that says: 'Also convey thanks to Meir ben Rivka'. I personally have no messages, I went to Yinon to see the message."

"The rabbi shlit"a showed me for sure that he knows everything, unequivocally. I don't understand anything, but I know he acts in the best way possible."

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