The Greatest Miracle of Rav Berland is That He Caused the Rabbis to Oppose Him - Rabbi Yehuda Sheinfeld

"We are in the final stage of the birth pangs of Mashiach, only the last months of the birth pangs of Mashiach remain"

Before an audience of the devout, on the streets of Jerusalem, the esteemed Rabbi Yehuda Sheinfeld shlit"a delivered his holy words regarding the events affecting the people of Israel in these challenging days. It is worthwhile to read and be strengthened by the fragrance of the tzaddikim, these are his holy words.

"The Midrash Rabbah in Parshat Vayikra asks: 'Why do we bring a sacrifice from the ox, or the sheep, or the doves?'"

"The Midrash says: Hashem seeks the pursued: the ox is pursued by the lion, the sheep is pursued by the wolf, and the dove is pursued by the raven - because they are pursued, we bring them as a sacrifice!"

"The Midrash says: Not only when a wicked person pursues a tzaddik, even when a tzaddik pursues the wicked, Hashem seeks the pursued! To such an extent - this is the power of the pursued, the pursued has power, he can be an atonement for Israel."

"People talk about many miracles of Rav Berland. I once heard from Rabbi Chaim that if a person gave a large redemption and was healed, it is not such a great miracle - such charity and he wouldn't be healed after that?"

"What is considered a miracle? If a person prays to be disgraced! And a Beit Din comes and without any reasons issues a letter against him! Without any halachic or non-halachic reasons, not moral or anything!"

"'He turns wise men backward and makes their knowledge foolish,' this is the greatest miracle - this is the power of prayer, that Rav Berland can cause that with such simplicity another one signs against him, and another, and another, as if there is a halacha from Moses at Sinai here."

"There is no natural explanation for this - this is the greatest miracle."

"Rav Berland wants to be pursued, a person wants to be pursued, seeks to be pursued, 'Hashem seeks the pursued.'"

"It is accepted from the tzaddikim that we are in the period of the birth pangs of Mashiach - in the final stage - we are in the last nine months of the birth pangs of Mashiach."

"Rav Berland once said there are three types of atonement: 1. There is the atonement of the early ones through fasts, but the strength to endure has weakened! Who can endure all the fasts that the early ones instituted?"

"2. After that, they instituted a second remedy through redemption of fasts, where the later ones said it is impossible for the generation to fast and made redemption of fasts. But, even this - people do not have the money to redeem all the numerous fasts that the early ones mentioned."

3. Rav Berland said there is a third remedy that costs no money: the remedy of disgrace - through disgrace one can remain healthy and whole, can keep his money. The disgrace is an atonement like all the fasts, so when they say disgrace - it is an atonement, it atones, atones from the birth pangs of Mashiach."

"It is written: What should a person do to be saved from the birth pangs of Mashiach? Engage in Torah and acts of kindness, but who can say about himself that he engages in Torah properly? That he engages in acts of kindness properly? But, disgrace is received properly, fulfilling the obligation of the birth pangs of Mashiach."

"May Hashem help that with all the disgrace that is endured, this will be the atonement, and they will be able to easily pass through the birth pangs of Mashiach and the redemption will come soon."

Amen, so may it be His will

Thus concludes the holy words of the esteemed Rabbi Yehuda Sheinfeld shlit"a in our generation.