A Letter from Our Teacher, the Honorable Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a on the Matter of the Three Weeks

Motzaei Shabbat Kodesh Pinchas, the Year of the Coming of Mashiach = 770 = 5770

The three weeks are the most auspicious time of the year for attaining divinity and the revelation of the Holy Spirit, as during this time we connect with all the generations who sacrificed their lives for Kiddush Hashem, especially the neshamah (soul) of Rabbi Akiva, who was combed with iron combs along with all the Ten Martyrs and all the millions and billions who were killed in Jerusalem during the destruction of the Holy Temple, in Beitar, during the expulsion from Spain, and in all the exiles and pogroms.

And these three weeks, which conclude on Tisha B'Av, are the secret of the 370 lights taken from Eve and the 150 lights taken from Adam HaRishon [Shaar HaKavanot], which we merit to see their return during these three weeks, corresponding to the nut of Luz, whose growth and full ripening occurs on Tisha B'Av, the secret of the 370 lights, and the sweetening of the 500 judgments which are the root of the destruction.

And then on Tisha B'Av, we merit the secret of the resurrection of the dead (Likutei Moharan Part 2, Lesson 85) as the three weeks conclude, the secret of the bone of Luz through which the resurrection of the dead will occur. Therefore, during these three weeks, we must truly mourn the destruction of Jerusalem and the loss of the tzaddikim in all generations, especially Rabbi Akiva, who willingly sacrificed his life and recited Shema Yisrael until "And you shall love."

It is forbidden to listen to any music, even a hint of a tune, whether alone or certainly with others, as it is a complete prohibition to listen to song and music, especially in public, and whoever mourns for Jerusalem will merit and see its joy, and whoever does not mourn will not see its joy, nor will they see the redemption or merit the resurrection of the dead.

[caption id="attachment_46943" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Tisha B'Av 5779 with Rav Berland shlit"a[/caption]

And this is the secret of "Comfort, comfort" which we merit immediately after Tisha B'Av in Parshat Va'etchanan, where the secret of the two inverted nuns is revealed twice, for in our sins the two nuns were inverted twice, and instead of rectification, we fell into a state of lacking rectification. Now, through the terrible weeping we do during the "Three Weeks" even at noon and especially at night during the two hours of Tikkun Chatzot, anyone who merits to pour rivers of water during Tikkun Chatzot and does not hear any music during these three weeks, neither he nor his household, will surely merit the Holy Spirit and the secret of the bone of Luz, which is the secret of the resurrection of the dead, the secret of Migdal Eder as mentioned in the passing of Rachel.

For Eder is the gematria of Rachel Leah, where the footsteps of Leah will enter the crown of Rachel, which are the feet of Binah entering the crown of Tevunah, the secret of the bone of Luz and the resurrection of the dead.

In the merit of our holy and awesome Rebbe and in the merit of the holy and pure Torah.

Your faithful servant.

From the holy book "Megillat Eicha" and the Tikkun of the Three Weeks Breslov with teachings and prayers

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