A repeated request by a young man who met Rav Sheinfeld shlit"a at the entrance of Rav Dov Kook shlit"a led him to ask Rav Kook what his true opinion is about our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a.

"The esteemed Rav Yehuda Sheinfeld shlit"a, one of the great kabbalists of our generation, recounts in a lesson he gave two weeks ago that he was in Tiberias on Shabbat with Rav Dov Kook, and on Friday evening he entered Rav Kook."

"There was a young man there who told Rav Sheinfeld that recently those who speak against the great ones of Israel are saying that Rav Kook speaks against Rabbi Berland. He asked Rav Sheinfeld to tell this to Rav Kook."

"Rav Sheinfeld says in the following recording: Why should this be checked with Rav Kook? After all, those people are informers, and a person who informs also lies, because if he has no problem informing, he has no problem lying, so what is there to check?"

"But that young man pressed Rav Sheinfeld to ask anyway, and Rav Sheinfeld approached Rav Kook and told him that it is being publicized that you speak against Rabbi Berland."

"Rav Kook replied: What nonsense, why would I speak against Rabbi Berland?"

"Rav Kook continued and said: I pray for him every day a thousand times. I bless him, and even now I bless him and pray for him."

"Here is the recording that Rav Sheinfeld delivered in Givat Olga, afterwards, in a wonderful providence, that young man left a recording on the Breslov information line (025875777) as well, in which he recounts what happened with Rav Sheinfeld and Rav Kook, it is the same young man who spoke with Rav Sheinfeld, and he also recorded that conversation."

"Unfortunately, in certain parts the recording is not so clear, but you can clearly hear Rav Sheinfeld telling Rav Kook that it is said in his name, and Rav Kook's response. Afterwards, you can hear Rav Kook saying: I pray for Rabbi Berland every day a thousand times, every day for Rabbi Berland, every day a thousand times I bless and pray for him, and even now I bless him."

Words of the Esteemed Kabbalist Rav Yehuda Sheinfeld shlit"a

"There was someone... by Rav Kook who whispered to me by Rav Kook's room and told me: a rumor was spread that Rav Kook is against Rabbi Berland."

"I replied: someone suspected of informing is also suspected of lying..., I told him why ask him? Well, I entered Rav Kook and told him that it is being publicized that he spoke against the Rabbi."

"Rav Kook answered me: why would I speak against Rabbi Berland? And then he added, I pray for him a thousand times every day."

The testimony of the young man who asked Rav Sheinfeld to ask Rav Kook about the malicious rumors

"Hello everyone, last Shabbat I was with Rav Kook, as those who know, Rav Sheinfeld was also there on Shabbat. On Friday I was with Rav Kook and Rav Sheinfeld also in the room, I told Rav Sheinfeld that slander was spread as if Rav Kook spoke against Rabbi Berland."

"I added: maybe Rav Sheinfeld should ask what Rav Kook says about Rabbi Berland?"

"Rav Sheinfeld asked what will it help? After all, we know the truth! I said, but that's what you should ask him and we will publicize it to everyone. Rav Sheinfeld agreed, and told Rav Kook that it is being publicized that he speaks about Rabbi Berland."

"At first Rav Kook laughed, then he said: nonsense, nonsense. There were exchanges between them and I couldn't understand what they said.. you will hear it in the recording later."

"Rav Kook suddenly banged on the table and said the opposite, I pray for him every day. Every day, I pray for him a thousand times a day, he repeated it again. After that he said, I bless Rabbi Berland."

"I waited with this until now, because I tried to make the matters as clear as possible, I hope now the matters will be clear, with Hashem's help."

In the recording, Rav Kook and Rav Sheinfeld are not heard clearly, but the main points we wrote above are heard well

Rav Kook answers Rav Sheinfeld: "I regularly bless Rabbi Berland."

"I bless him and pray for him every day a thousand times, a thousand times every day."