Thousands gathered at the Bar Ilan intersection in Jerusalem for the prayer, cry, and protest gathering for the release of our teacher, the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

Rabbis and great leaders of Israel honored the emotional event with their participation.

The esteemed Rav Shimon Badani, head of the Torah and Chaim Kollel in Bnei Brak and member of the Council of Torah Sages, delivered words to strengthen the community and denounce the disgraceful and illegal arrest of Rav Berland shlit"a.

Also speaking before the crowd were the kabbalist Rav Yehuda Sheinfeld shlit"a, Rav Meir Malka shlit"a, the kabbalist Rav Shlomo Elmaliach shlit"a, and Rav Nachman Berland shlit"a.

The large crowd united in the recitation of Tikkun HaKlali and in prayer that pierced the heavens with the famous melody of our teacher, the Rav shlit"a.

The gathering concluded with honor through song and dance to sweeten the judgments and elevate the great awakening to teshuvah (repentance) and prayer.

This brought about a Kiddush Hashem, while in other places protests end in confrontations with the authorities, in the holy community they drew from their teacher Rav Berland shlit"a the power of prayer with the dances through which the eternity of Israel will never lie.

Photo Gallery from the Prayer and Cry Gathering at Bar Ilan

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