The Tzaddik's Mentos - Avrimi Witman Simply Explains How a Candy Can Heal

We felt an urgent need to share this brief conversation from the public benefactor, the esteemed Avrimi Witman, may he live, who explains in simple words the storm over nothing regarding our teacher, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a.

"People do not understand what is happening here. If I go to a store and buy just any Mentos candies, it certainly won't help or heal you; it's not a medicine. But, the moment Rav Berland shlit"a places his hands on the Mentos and sanctifies it, declaring it as a remedy - immediately the Mentos becomes a cure."

For the loyal followers of Rav Berland, his students, or the multitudes who have seen salvations from his blessings, these things might seem self-evident, to the point where one might ask, why even explain it? But precisely because of this, a few simple words are necessary for those who did not grow up with the stories of the tzaddikim throughout the generations. Those who suddenly remembered to question the actions of the tzaddikim, as if it were a registered patent of one tzaddik or another.

"Throughout history, tzaddikim have distributed as remedies things that were not originally created as medicine. For example, the Baba Sali used to distribute water and arak as a remedy. I read a story about people who came to the Baba Sali and were forbidden even a drop of alcohol because their liver was completely damaged. The Baba Sali poured them a large glass of arak and commanded them to drink it all. That person replied, I am not allowed to even smell alcohol."

The Baba Sali said, drink it all, and if not, you will not have salvation. And so it was, they drank all the arak and were immediately healed."

"Tzaddikim distributed various items for healing and salvation. Some distributed willow branches of Hoshana Rabbah, some distributed bread, and some distributed matzot left over from Passover. Rabbi David Abuhatzeira distributes dates - this is not something that Rav Berland invented."

[caption id="attachment_39181" align="alignnone" width="482"] Avrimi Witman at Sha'ar Shechem[/caption]

"People do not understand, those who speak in the media do not understand chassidut, they understand nothing about their lives."

If we were to summarize Avrimi Witman's words, we would bring the words of Rebbe Nachman (Likutei Moharan 21:9) "For we are called 'a treasured people', like a treasure made for healing, even though nature does not dictate that it should be for healing, nevertheless this thing is conducive to healing, and this is beyond nature which human intellect does not comprehend.."

Rebbe Nachman explains that through the great emunah (faith) of the tzaddik, he has the ability to draw healing properties even to things that are not naturally used for healing. And there is much more to be said on the subject.

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