The Tzaddik Rav Berland Works Miracles and Immediately Shuns the Greatness

It is simply amazing, the humility and lowliness of this holy tzaddik, the great Gaon and Tzaddik, Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a. We have all heard endless hair-raising stories about the power of the tzaddik to bring about salvations in general, and specifically through the pidyon nefesh (redemption of the soul) with which the Rav shlit"a merits those who turn to him. However, above all else, there always remains the humility and lowliness of this tzaddik, the foundation of the world.

In the video before us, the gabbai of Rav Berland shlit"a reads a message sent to him by the Dahari family from Rehovot. This is a family that came to the tzaddik following problems discovered with their daughter, and in the message, they thank the Rav for bringing about a salvation, as the girl's test results came back normal.

These are the words of the family as read by the gabbai to Rav Berland shlit"a, directly from the thank-you note they sent him: "Good evening, we wanted to thank the Rav that, thank Hashem, the MRI test results for our daughter Hodaya are normal."

And this is the humility and lowliness reflected in the response of Rav Berland shlit"a.

The Rav replies, "Wow, I don't believe it."

The tzaddik immediately hides his contribution to this tremendous salvation. There are countless examples of how the tzaddik always hides himself and does not take credit for the results of his actions. Here is a small example from recent times, when Rav Berland shlit"a arrived to strengthen the residents of Beit She'an and gave a shiur at the Shuvu Banim kollel in Beit She'an. Suddenly, one of those present began to tell the audience about great deeds of Rav Berland shlit"a from the past (the content of which can be read in the article), but the Rav immediately deflected any connection to the greatness and said, "Everything is our Rebbe; the main thing is to follow Reb Noson..."