Watch: Oh, Oh, It's Painful to Hear. The Reasons for the Insane Persecution Campaign Against the Esteemed Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a According to Rabbi Salma, Head of the 'Netzach Netzachim' Yeshiva

Oh, oh, it's painful to hear. Rabbi Yaakov Salma shlit"a, head of the 'Netzach Netzachim' Yeshiva, clearly and harshly reveals the reasons for the despicable persecution campaign against our teacher, the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a. "The Beit Din ruled at the time that the land in Uman belongs to the Rav shlit"a, but the Rav gave up everything to them, and they could not tolerate his righteousness. To see that the Rav established a community of those burning for Hashem and kedushah (holiness) while they remained behind, they could not bear it. Because even during the time of Reb Noson, the student of our Rebbe, they opposed him and could not tolerate his burning passion and holiness."

"Our work is to engage in good, and the evil will fall on its own. The great Rambam, whom everyone today accepts as a central pillar of halacha, faced severe and sweeping opposition in his time, as did the holy Ramchal. What opposition was there against Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l, they hung posters against him and did not accept into the Torah schools those who followed his path. Until he himself said, 'And the wise at that time will remain silent,' meaning we have no business with those who scorn our esteemed teacher, the Rav shlit"a."

"What are you separating from (those who issued a letter against the Rav and his community)? From the kedushah of the eyes of the Rav's students?? From their Hitbodedut?? From their service of Hashem?? It's true the Rav brings close Sephardim that you and many others are not willing to do, is that why you are angry?? The uncle of the opponent himself told me - leave here and don't pray here, you have your Musayof and your synagogues, what are you (the Sephardim) doing here?? I replied that I came to strengthen myself with the melodies of Breslov, and he turned red with anger more than a beet. Is this love of Israel? Is this unity? Is this the dissemination that our holy Rebbe spoke of? He screamed at me - we don't want you here. Do you want to delay the redemption?? Do you want to prevent those doing teshuvah (repentance) from coming close?? But, the Rav shlit"a brings everyone close, there is no Rav who is disturbed by Sephardim, he is married to a Yemenite and he marries Kurds with Romanians. Everything according to the matter, whether you fit or not - period."

"I judge them favorably, but my friends, admit that you are wrong! The evil inclination is a genius, allowing us to talk all day about disputes and not about the Torah, not about guarding the eyes, not about good points. Therefore, we must continue on our path and not pay attention to those seeking evil. And as the Lubavitcher Rebbe said: 'The opponents know that their words are lies, I will not waste my time on that.' For 30 years they could not tolerate the Rav shlit"a showing them their truth to their faces, now they rush to disgrace him, spilling blood, speaking slander without considering the facts."