The People of Israel are Ready for Teshuvah • The Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer

Summary of the topics from the words of our teacher, The Rav, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, delivered on the night of the 1st of Kislev, the second day of Rosh Chodesh 5785, Parshas Vayetzei

Everyone must travel to Yosef HaTzaddik (Joseph the Righteous), in honor of Rosh Chodesh (the New Month) of Kislev. But it is impossible to travel to Yosef with a smartphone or a Xiaomi; now, before the trip, is the moment to break the Xiaomi, to be like Yosef HaTzaddik who for 22 years fought against all trials without a father or mother, brothers or sisters.

Every goat-he-goat (sacrificial goat) brought on Rosh Chodesh is to atone for the selling of Yosef; this is a sin that is never fully atoned for.

On Chanukah, we will read the portion of the Nesi'im (Princes), "one hundred and thirty was its weight," in order to atone for the 130 years that Adam HaRishon (the first man) was in separation, and from him emerged drops that became demons and Al-Qaeda, who are now conquering Syria and could reach Israel as well, and we would need to flee from here.

Before the end of the sixth millennium, people will need to flee to the desert; only 7,000 people who keep Shabbos (the Sabbath) will remain. Even President Bush said that the internet is the end of the world; whoever has a Xiaomi will eventually throw stones and end up in prison. If the son does not study Gemara (Talmud), he is worth nothing; the Gemara says that the daughter is worth more than the son.

After the sin of the Golden Calf, the daughters emerged from the skin of the serpent, while the sons received the skin of the serpent; therefore, the daughters are obligated in Kiddush Levanah (Sanctification of the Moon). The daughter is a million times wiser than the son; the daughter is from the Sefirah (Divine attribute) of Chochmah (Wisdom) and the son is from the Sefirah of Binah (Understanding). "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband"—the woman is above, in the crown, above the husband.

All the girls should study Mishlei (Proverbs), and whoever hasn't finished Trei Asar (The Twelve Prophets) should finish within two days. The Heichal HaBracha says that in the future to come, everyone will see that the daughter is more than the son. If there were seminaries (religious schools for girls), girls wouldn't have to go into captivity in the tunnels and caves of Hamas; they are the most righteous girls, unfortunately they are in Gaza. If there were seminaries in the kibbutzim, the girls would be managers and the boys would be Roshei Yeshivos (heads of Yeshivas); the People of Israel are ready for Teshuvah (repentance).

Now it is Rosh Chodesh Kislev; the lights of Chanukah are already shining. The "Davar B'Ito" brings that Rosh Chodesh Kislev is like Yom Kippur, because the final sealing is on "Zos Chanukah" (the last day of Chanukah), and the lights of Chanukah shine already from Rosh Chodesh. May everyone be sealed for a good life, break their Xiaomis, lengthen their skirts, and may we merit the complete Geulah (Redemption) speedily in our days, Amen!