".., so that you can faithfully say and testify "Our hands did not spill the blood of this plague"." The forceful letter of Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer shlit"a, head of the Beit Din of Heichal Hora'ah, to the esteemed Rabbinical Committee on Communications.

"It is known to all that the people of Israel currently need abundant mercy from Heaven due to the spread of the terrible plague, the coronavirus, which is consuming many souls from Israel, God forbid...., no calamity comes to the world except for Israel, "to make them fear so that they will return in teshuvah (repentance)."

Rabbi Brandsdorfer opens his letter by mentioning the severe troubles afflicting the people of Israel as a whole and immediately connects this to the disgraceful activity of persecuting the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a and the Shuvu Banim community. Persecution that has reached the point of actual betrayal using terrible means of informing, distortion, bribery, etc. (as testified by rabbis who worked in their basements and became disillusioned due to the plague, for further reading Rabbi Menachem Kloger, Rabbi Pinchas Bunker).

Rabbi Brandsdorfer continues in his forceful letter:

"..., Therefore, I have come to deliver the clear Torah ruling - according to halacha, you are obligated to act and stop the plague by immediately closing and blocking all the faulty lines due to the sin of lashon hara and gossip etc., and especially one line that is deceptively called - "Breslov Line", broadcast by several young individuals and instigators, who intimidate the rabbis. And as I have heard from the leaders of the Breslov communities, they do not, God forbid, stand under this line at all, and none of them takes responsibility and says "upon my neck" for the content heard there. And as you know, this line is entirely based on words of lashon hara and gossip, insults, and baseless hatred, and it ignites the fire of dispute that burns the souls of the children and youths of Israel who listen to these lines."

"... Therefore, it is simple that according to Torah law, you must immediately close this line with all its numbers and branches, so that you can know the cleanliness of your hands and say faithfully and testify "Our hands did not spill the blood of this plague."

"And may Hashem help that by removing this stumbling block that exists under your hands - Hashem will remove His wrath, and have mercy on His people who are writhing under suffering and deaths, God have mercy, and may the people of Israel be saved from this harsh decree and may Hashem hasten our redemption speedily in our days."

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Update: Member of the Council of Torah Sages Rabbi Shimon Baadani shlit"a, and Chairman of the Committee for Purity of Communications Rabbi Aharon Feinhendler shlit"a have added their signatures and opinions to the letter. For the updated letter, click the following link:

https://www.shuvubanimint.com/הרב-בעדני-והרב-בעדני-מצטרפים-לפסק-הלכה/