From the editorial team of the journal "Zichru Torat Moshe" of Lelov, we are told that the Rebbe shlit"a admires our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a with all his soul, and he expresses boundless admiration for him. From time to time, the Rebbe shlit"a asks his attendants to tell him what is happening and being heard about our teacher Rabbi Berland shlit"a. Thus, a few years ago, when attempts were made to restrict the steps of the Rabbi shlit"a, the Rebbe traveled to pray at the Western Wall, where he met the Rabbi's students, and the Rebbe said to them with fervor and enthusiasm:

In his youth, the Rebbe was educated by his grandfather, the Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman of Lelov, and there began his closeness to Breslov, as in his grandfather's court, the righteous chassid Rabbi Bentzion Apter zt"l, one of the great Breslov chassidim of the previous generation, resided, and from his waters, the Rebbe shlit"a drank. To this day, the Rebbe encourages his students to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah and to increase in Hitbodedut and prayer.

After becoming the son-in-law of the Rebbe from Toldot Aharon, he moved to Jerusalem, where he met the students of the Rabbi shlit"a, such as Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Rotenberg and Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Salmanovitz, with whom he spent many hours in the Breslov "shul" in Mea Shearim, which is near the study hall of his father-in-law, the Rebbe from Toldot Aharon. He also frequented the righteous chassid Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Bender zt"l, observing him often as he engaged in daily Hitbodedut at the Wall.

The Connection of the Rebbe of Lelov shlit"a to Rabbi Berland shlit"a

From the editorial team of the journal "Zichru Torat Moshe" of Lelov, we are told that the Rebbe shlit"a admires our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a with all his soul, and he expresses boundless admiration for him. From time to time, the Rebbe shlit"a asks his attendants to tell him what is happening and being heard about our teacher Rabbi Berland shlit"a. Thus, a few years ago, when attempts were made to restrict the steps of the Rabbi shlit"a, the Rebbe traveled to pray at the Western Wall, where he met the Rabbi's students, and the Rebbe said to them with fervor and enthusiasm:

"He has made thousands of baalei teshuvah, he does so much for the Jewish people, everyone is obligated to support him and stand by his right hand, so he can do as he wishes" (After all, he has brought thousands to teshuvah, and he does so much for the Jewish people, everyone is obligated to help him and stand by his side, so he can act as he wishes).

They also tell us that when the terrible harm to Rabbi Berland shlit"a was publicized, the Rebbe shlit"a reacted with unusual sharpness, and said in a sermon to his chassidim with great fervor and immense pain, and these are his holy words, words that cut through flames:

"Rabbi Berland shlit"a, has always gone through difficult passages, and he is very important, a great Torah scholar. We remember him from earlier years, how he ran a yeshiva with a strong hand and brought tens of thousands to teshuvah, so it is no wonder that the sitra achra fights him, and false accusations are made against him".

"He raised young men from the depths, "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to seat them with nobles, with the nobles of His people" (Psalms 113), and made them elevated Jews, separated from this world, full of Torah, fear of Heaven, and acts of kindness".

"I remember in earlier years, I saw Rabbi Berland shlit"a at the Western Wall, how he approached with devotion and elevation and kissed the stones of the Wall, a regular weekday Mincha prayer appeared to him in holy fire and indescribable kedushah".

The Rebbe of Lelov: We Must Not Remain Silent About What is Being Done to Rabbi Berland shlit"a

"This is the act of the evil inclination that lies down to fight with him, and we must not restrain and remain silent, we must make noise and turn worlds, and your friend has a friend, and we must speak with the activists to turn the worlds to save him, and see to speak with whoever we can".

"I ask the esteemed activists to do and act for Rabbi Berland with whatever they can with all their strength, and to go in the way of our forefather Jacob in three ways: gift, prayer, and war, that is, in prayer that Jews pray for him and for all Israel, gift, and war, to try with good, and if it does not help, to go with protests and demonstrations".

The Rebbe shlit"a concluded his enthusiastic words with a prayer and hope, "May Hashem help that he returns in peace to Eretz Yisrael with simcha and peace of mind, so he can continue to uplift the glory of the Torah".