Listen: We are in a time of great favor and mercy, we must not be indifferent. Rav Ofer Erez shlit"a warns against the impurity of Esau who wants to cool down prayers for the righteous Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a.

Many of us ask ourselves – after all, the righteous Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a performs salvations for many and great people! How can I, a small person, help such a great tzaddik?! Here are the awakening words of Rav Ofer Erez shlit"a, one of the great returners to teshuvah (repentance) in our generation and one of the distinguished students of Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a. "What we have seen from the Rav over the years, his service of Hashem and self-sacrifice for the community and the individual, imposes upon us an obligation not to be indifferent to the situation of the tzaddik – the righteous Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a."

"Each one of us has an obligation to pray for the tzaddik. There is an evil inclination that wants to cool us down from awakening in prayer or any other way for the salvation of the tzaddik, to the extent that the holy Zohar says that the power of Esau's impurity is coldness. This is of great importance in Heaven, that Hashem sees that we are not indifferent to the tzaddik's situation. We must remember that the greater the tzaddik, the more he bears our sins. It is written in Isaiah chapter 23: 'But he was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.' We do not know how much the tzaddikim in general and Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a in particular add life and blessing to each of us, through the suffering they take upon themselves. Indeed, we cannot repay these kindnesses, but the little we can do is to say Tikkun HaKlali, to mention the tzaddik in Hitbodedut and in prayers. To ask that the Rav be saved from this terrible exile. We must remember that the tzaddik is in a very terrible exile, I do not know if such a thing has been heard, a person so great in Torah who has sacrificed his life for decades for every matter of kedushah (holiness) and every detail of Torah, at such an age has to endure such suffering that is inconceivable and unheard of."

"We travel a lot in the land and the world for the dissemination of Torah and bringing those who are distant closer, and everywhere we go, people inquire about the welfare of Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a. We see that people who have a heart feel the tzaddik's pain. Many of us ask - Rav Berland shlit"a has performed very great salvations for many people and redeemed many from distress, why does he need my prayer? But from Heaven, they want our awakening, and if we do not awaken to this, God forbid, it could arouse a great accusation against us! There is nothing greater than unity, to act without asking questions, our true sword is prayer and request."

"We need to ask ourselves - what do we need to do to bring the Mashiach? Our prayer for Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a is also included in the prayer for all of Israel, because every Jew is connected to the neshamah (soul) of the tzaddik. We must not forget that the people of Israel are undergoing terrible exile and suffering in body and soul, and we are in a time of great concealment. Despite all this, we are in a time of great favor and mercy. Therefore, we must not be indifferent, I see how terrible the time of favor is, Hashem is bringing us back in teshuvah unexpectedly."

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