"First of all, we must say: 'Blessed is He who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this time' that the Rav can be released and come to a private home with private conditions, and most importantly - that the Rav can finally study as he wishes, with dozens and hundreds of books that Rabbi Berland is accustomed to, as those who know the Rav's conduct from time immemorial. I had the merit to be in the Rav's house many times, and you too, Yaakov (Director of the Breslov Line), you know the Rav's conduct."

The Kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo Elmelich shlit"a opens his conversation with the Breslov Line (*9148)

The Rav Sacrificed Himself to Allow Tallit and Tefillin in Johannesburg

"The study conduct of our teacher Rabbi Berland is beyond comprehension. When we went up to the Rav's house, he has a huge 5-meter table, the Rav opens more and more books, until when you arrive, you see a table loaded with all the books in the world. The Rav's method of study is incomprehensible; in a few hours, he opens hundreds of books. What pained the Rav the most throughout the process was that he did not have books in prison."

"This is very similar to a story told to me by the gabbai Nathan Bazanson, a shocking and chilling story. The Rav was in prison in Johannesburg in a basement 9 floors underground. It was freezing cold there, there are photos and documentation that until sunset he was with tefillin and tallit on him. When he came to the prison, the prison commander told him to remove the tefillin, 'You don't come down here with tefillin, because with the straps you can commit suicide.'"

"The commander took the tefillin and confiscated them, the Rav pleaded with Nathan Bazanson to return the tefillin to him. Bazanson spoke with the prison commander and said to him, we are Jews and we must have the tefillin. The commander replied: I am willing to give the tefillin on the condition that I do not take away his food, either food or tefillin. Like the story of Rabbi Akiva in prison."

"Bazanson returned and asked the Rav what he preferred, the Rav preferred the tefillin, listen well, the Rav for four days and four nights did not eat, he lived only on water that they allowed him. You remember that Rabbi Grossman flew urgently to Johannesburg? He received a report that Rabbi Berland was really at the brink of life, on the verge of perishing."

"Rabbi Grossman traveled to Johannesburg to the prison, and when he arrived at the basement 9 floors underground, he saw that Rabbi Berland was a block of ice, all the blood had stopped flowing in his body, he was on the verge of perishing for the sake of laying tefillin. I cannot detail what kind of struggle there was in the last year, both in this detention and in the previous detention to bring the Rav even a page from a book that he could study there in prison."

Everything That Happens to Me is According to Hashem

"We heard from a prisoner who was with the Rav in the prison in Tzalmon, in this detention, that prisoner had the merit to sit with the Rav for several weeks in the same room. I will not recount his words about the greatness of the Rav and the nobility of his neshamah (soul), how he behaves in these days that he is in prison, what nobility, in what mindset, in what simcha (joy), how he brings joy to everyone. All the prisoners and guards are subordinate to him and love him. The Rav only radiates and gives them endless love, so he tells."

[caption id="attachment_16115" align="alignnone" width="482"] The Kabbalist R' Shlomo Elmelich shlit"a at a brit with his teacher, our honored teacher the righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a[/caption]

"I loved most of his story when he asked the Rav: I heard they are going to transfer you to the prison in Ramla, what do you say? The Rav replied: 'By Hashem's command the children of Israel will travel and by Hashem's command they will encamp,' my whole matter is, 'By Hashem's command the children of Israel will travel and by Hashem's command they will encamp,' when Hashem decides I need to encamp I encamp, when Hashem decides I need to go out, I go out."

"Regarding this statement I say: that's it, the Rav has already completed all the rectification he needed to go through there in prison, all the suffering he needed to go through there. The Rav's release is 'By Hashem's command they will travel,' it is not courts or judges, 'it is all by Hashem.' And now it is the call of the hour to help the Rav so that it will be, 'By Hashem's command they will travel.'"

"This is just one point. When the Rav is now released from prison, despite the very harsh restrictive conditions, although we will not yet merit to pray and hear lessons, but we need to look at the Rav and not at us. The greatest benefit of the release is that the Rav can study as he wishes, they can transfer books to him as he wishes. The Rav can study day and night without interruption, this is just one aspect of the release."

The Rav's Conditions in the Last Year Were Very Difficult

"The second aspect, now it is possible to transfer to the Rav a healthy and proper diet for his age. I am not allowed to speak, if I could you would understand what it is about. In general, I will say that all the deterioration in the last year, because of the terrible food he ate there. A prisoner in Tzalmon told me that the prison food is disgusting. The Rav at such an age must maintain a proper and healthy diet and the Rav needs to go out for recovery. The Rav went through a very, very difficult year, he went through several hospitals, several surgeries. The Rav went through hardships, a booklet could be written about the days of hardships literally."

", Moharanat writes in the laws of Yayin Nesech 4, that since the tzaddik is a dwelling for the Shechinah, and he is the throne for the Shechinah, therefore when the tzaddik is in prison, the Shechinah is also with him in prison, as it is written: "A king is bound in the channels." And the kingdom of kedushah (holiness) is bound with him in the channels of the mind, Hashem is with him in prison, the Shechinah is in prison - whoever redeems the tzaddik from prison, redeems the Shechinah from its exile."

[caption id="attachment_47886" align="alignnone" width="482"] Rabbi Elmelich and Rabbi Meir Malka at the prayer assembly[/caption]

"He redeems Hashem from exile, because the Rav does not sit alone in prison, as it is written about Yosef the tzaddik "And Hashem was with him," Hashem and His court are with him in prison. Because, "In all their troubles He was troubled," the tzaddik had to take upon himself this terrible exile, therefore - it is not a time to be silent, every minute we delay the Rav remains in prison, the Shechinah and Hashem are with him in prison."

"Anyone who merits to redeem the tzaddik - it is not a simple redemption, it is the redemption of Hashem and the Shechinah from exile, it is the redemption of the people of Israel from exile, it is a very high spiritual redemption. We sat with the committee of the heads of the yeshiva and received updates, anyone who merits now to participate in the redemption of the souls of the tzaddik, of Hashem and the Shechinah, merits, with Hashem's help, that Hashem will redeem him from all troubles, and he will merit all salvations."

The Redemption of the Tzaddik is So Great That They Decreed Specifically Against It

"I told the rabbis, everything of kedushah has obstacles, and in the story of the Rav, we see they made an agreement with him that he is not allowed to do redemptions and bless people, did you hear? They demanded huge sums of 1.2 million when he met the conditions of not blessing and not doing redemptions - from this we learn the greatness of the redemptions and blessings of the tzaddik. From the decree they decreed against him not to do, understand how important it is."

"Although, now the money is not transferred directly to the tzaddik, as if a person does not receive blessings from the tzaddik, but the Rav knows. We know that the Rav is an expansion, it is not physicality, anyone who gives to the Rav has lost nothing."

"The committee of the rabbis of the community decided that every family that loves Rabbi Berland, to urgently enlist now to donate and fundraise. Under the Rav's house, a command center is being set up. Here under the Rav's house, they will be able to transfer the redemptions. There will be phone activity here, and everyone is asked to join and fundraise."

[caption id="attachment_34594" align="alignnone" width="1024"] From left to right - Dancing in Kedushah Rabbis Eliyahu Sukkot Eliyahu Meirav Aharon Farkash Shlomo Elmelich[/caption]

"Also on the information line, there is an option to donate in extension 1, 0, and you can also transfer to the committee of the rabbis of the community. Meanwhile, there is responsiveness and awareness, there is an open heart to everyone. There is tremendous excitement from the public and we are before the days of Purim, a suitable time for the transfer of the half-shekel - we decided with the committee of the rabbis of the community that the half-shekel this year will be 2000 shekels for the redemption of the Rav."

"The redemption is transferred to the Rav, anyone who gives redemption is blessed and will merit all salvations just as he redeems the Rav, so Hashem will redeem him when needed. Every day that people delay, it costs the Rav's soul who is in prison - we plead, until we have reached this time, to release the Rav from prison. Look at the last picture of how the Rav looks, I really cried he looks really, Hashem have mercy, just to cry, only to cry, how they are tormenting the Rav."

To Release the Shechinah from Exile

"How they gave release conditions, you will not believe, harder than prison, but what can be done, we must release the Shechinah from exile. Whoever merits now to redeem the tzaddik, then I am not talking about two thousand, five thousand is nothing..., 10 thousand shekels now everyone is calling, no less. As much as people will enlist to bring larger amounts."

"Thus also bringing the redemption closer, the salvation..., gentlemen I beg you, crying with triple tears, I heard very difficult things from the committee of the rabbis. We are crying and pleading for Rabbi Berland, now pick up the phones to the line we must release the Rav, we must win here in the war."

"To release the Rav, all that you delay..., I am all emotional and shocked, we have gone through so many hardships, such difficult times, such a difficult year we have gone through - now this is the end, and the sages said that a mitzvah is not called except by the name of its completer. Whoever merits now to complete, to bring now 10 thousand redemption, this mitzvah is called upon him, by the name of its completer."

"Let's finish and give them the redemption money, and the Rav will be released from prison and can be in a warm home. Know that the release of the tzaddik from prison is also our release from prison. Our Rebbe says in the Torah, I am Hashem your God..., the tzaddik redeems us."

"Gentlemen, there is no politics here, all the money goes directly to the redemption of the tzaddik. There are donation centers..., the redemption funds go only to the places I mentioned."

"Besides these centers, do not donate to any other center. Donate only to the committee of the rabbis of the community, the command center under the Rav's house, and the information line of Ben Nissan."

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