Photo Gallery from the Home Gatherings Before the Conference in Ashdod and the Words of Torah from Yehud - The Righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

Wednesday, Parshat Shemot, the days of Shovavim, 18th of Tevet 5780. Before our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, arrived at the Siyum HaShas conference in Ashdod, our teacher held home gatherings at several locations.

Among other addresses, our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a arrived at the French Hill neighborhood in Jerusalem, as well as at Professor Shor Street 8 in Holon.

Holy Scenes from the Home Gatherings of Our Teacher, the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

From the Words of Our Teacher, the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a in Yehud

"Today is the greatest day of the year, now [18th of Tevet] is the yahrzeit of the Bnei Yissaschar [Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Shapira], whoever merits to make a meal on the yahrzeit of the Bnei Yissaschar has all the gates of heaven opened for him, all the gates of the firmament."

"Now on the yahrzeit of the Bnei Yissaschar, all the gates of the world are opened, he wrote 50 books, 20 handwritten books and another 30 books that he did not publish. All secrets are revealed on this day, there is no secret that is not revealed on the 17th of Tevet, all secrets are revealed."

"Therefore, the 17th of Tevet is a day to start learning 8 pages of Gemara, from 7 in the morning until 7 in the evening, 8 pages of Gemara only gives the peace of mind, the success to finish the entire Shas, this should be the only wish. Everyone should finish the Shas, starting from Berachot, it's all stories."

"And I and Your people will be distinguished," now is the greatest time of favor in the world, what is asked today is received, all the gates of the firmament are opened for him, all the gates are opened for him, his intellect is opened for him, he will merit a mind like Einstein."

After the Shacharit prayer, our teacher Rav Berland shlit"a said

"He who is without a wife is without simcha (joy), this is the worst thing, a person must get married. And the main thing is that there should be no desire, as it is written "And the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise." This corresponds to the three desires, eating and seeing, and it is forbidden to learn wisdom unless for the purpose of work or to bring people closer."

"A person becomes ill only from too much food, because food prevents the blood from reaching the heart, the bread and milk that are consumed stick inside the body."

The article was published in memory of Dora bat Machla z"l, a Holocaust survivor whose many family members did not survive the inferno, and who merited descendants who are students of our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a