Before you is a rare testimony from the mouth of the righteous Kabbalist genius R' David Chaim Stern shlit"a about what he heard from the Steipler, the author of Kehillas Yaakov zt"l, about fifty years ago regarding the righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

"They came to me regarding this genius, righteous, and holy man R' Leizer ben Atia Berland shlit"a. I have known this tzaddik for over 50 years. We are talking, we talked a lot and conversed, and he was the study partner of the brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish, the Steipler, for many years, and he was then a young scholar. I asked about him to the Steipler, what does he say, I wanted to know. So he told me "Know, he is proficient in the entire Torah, a righteous and holy man!" And this is his testimony from the great of the generation, and it is clear as the sun that the Steipler had true divine inspiration, no one disputes this. I knew him (R' Leizer), we had many connections, many matters – a Jew elevated above the people, there is no such Jew who was entirely kindness and mercy. When he had money, he distributed it all to charity. A Jew who distributes so much charity and kindness, it is clear to us that Hashem rests His presence upon a person "who is merciful to the creatures, they have mercy on him from Heaven," and consequently, Hashem rests His presence upon him, and Hashem will guide him as Hashem understands. And it is clear to all of us that we are hoping and yearning for the good Hashem to perform miracles and wonders. Others do not know R' Leizer as I knew him, and they did not ask the Steipler what I asked about him. He was a young scholar, the Steipler was the great of the generation, older than him, and he was his study partner, learning hours every day! It interested me what he said about him; 'He is holy and pure' – that's all!"

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