The Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a Draws Hearts Close at the U-Tower in Tel Aviv – The Full Lesson

The Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a arrived on his holy journey of kiruv rechokim (bringing those far from Judaism closer) to the U-Tower in Tel Aviv, where a group awaited him, drinking in his words thirstily. Rabbi Berland opened and said, "The Nation of Israel does not proceed by the power of the arm [physical force] nor are they interested in soccer; the entire essence of the Nation of Israel is only to learn Torah. Everyone must learn Torah or recite Psalms; there must not be a single second without Torah study. If a person does not learn Torah for one second, a terror attack occurs in the world; at that moment, the world is destroyed. 'And Yaakov sat'—Yaakov sat in tents; he sits and learns Torah."

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"Devorah, the wife of Lapidot, used to make wicks so that they could sit in the Beit Midrash (Study Hall) and learn Torah; therefore, flames of fire emanated from her. How did they know that Devorah was a prophetess? Because flames of fire came out of her. 'Yaakov sought to dwell in tranquility.' Every moment, a person wants to achieve tranquility, but true tranquility is only when a person establishes a family and has righteous children. Tranquility is when a person learns Torah day and night without interruption, and it does not matter if he has parnassah (livelihood), because the study brings the parnassah."

"Livelihood comes only from Hashem. There is a place called the Chalal HaPanui (The Void), and from there comes livelihood. Esav is the Chalal HaPanui. He has a son named Eliphaz, and his descendants conquered the whole world; they are the leadership of the Chalal HaPanui."