Watch: Words of Rabbi Grossman shlit"a - The Righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a is Such a Holy Person, a Servant of Hashem, This is a Spiritual Matter, It's Our Punishment, Not His

Immediately after the conclusion of the Pesach holiday and with the difficult rumors about the severe suffering endured by our teacher, the righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, Rabbi Grossman shlit"a packed his belongings and flew to Johannesburg. "I left Eretz Yisrael immediately after the Pesach holiday together with the rabbi's grandson, Rabbi Chaim Reicher, who requested and spoke with me, and we even made an effort before the holiday to bring the matzot to the rabbi, it was a major operation even before the holiday," opens Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman shlit"a, the rabbi of Migdal HaEmek and president of 'Migdal Ohr'.

"It's a terrible thing that such a tzaddik is in detention. Today they didn't allow him to receive food. Such a holy person, a servant of Hashem, this is a spiritual matter, it's our punishment, not his. It's something we have no explanation for. May it be Hashem's will that he will be released from there, and Baruch Hashem, we will make a great celebration for him here." These are the words of the esteemed Rabbi Grossman shlit"a, as delivered during a Torah lesson he gave in Johannesburg, where he reveals yet another aspect of the greatness of the righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a. Rabbi Grossman's love for our teacher Rabbi Berland shlit"a is well known, and the joint lesson they gave before our teacher's departure into exile is remembered. At that event, we all became aware of the special connection between these two holy angels. Rabbi Grossman even testified that his connection with the rabbi is approaching fifty years. "From Monday until this moment, we haven't rested a minute, all to help the rabbi, to ease his burden both in the long term and in the short term," continues Rabbi Yitzchak Grossman shlit"a in a phone call from Johannesburg, describing his self-sacrifice for Rabbi Berland shlit"a. [audio wav="https://www.shuvubanimint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ראיון-עם-הרב-גרוסמן-בעברית.wav"][/audio]

"Yesterday I saw the rabbi, he was in a problematic state because they brought him to court in the morning for no reason, there was no trial. Mistake or not, they took him from 7:30 in the morning and returned him at 7:30 in the evening, so I had the opportunity to enter the rabbi there in the pit below. The rabbi shlit"a saw me and there was indescribable joy. Today I was with the rabbi for two hours, it's impossible to describe what was there in tears and joy, we studied together the essay in Tanya 'To Enlighten You with Understanding' which speaks about how no evil descends from Hashem who sustains us at every moment. We are created anew every moment from nothing, and He sustains us and is with us, and no evil descends from Him, and this is the strength we need to strengthen, and this is the central point I studied with the rabbi together."

"We need to know that the rabbi needs a great salvation. We must get him out. For two days he didn't eat, they didn't want to let him have food, and Baruch Hashem, today I succeeded, I went to the prison manager, turned the world upside down, and gave the rabbi the food by hand. But this is a daily problem, the issue of food and the very fact that the rabbi is in the pit is terrifying. It reminds us of Yosef the tzaddik in the pit, and we need to do everything to get the rabbi out of this pit so that he can magnify and glorify the Torah."

"..I can't go into details about the plans and what is being done, you understand yourself that it's not possible and not good to talk about it, but one thing - the rabbi asked to strengthen the entire community, and he told me that when he hears that people are learning, praying, and strengthening in complete emunah that everything will work out, it gives him the strength and vitality to continue. But, when he hears that there are young people who, because of what happened with him, are entering into doubts and there is disintegration, it destroys him. If we love Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, the only thing we need to do is to strengthen in prayer, Torah study, and emunah in tzaddikim. I hope we will continue to do and act for him."

Following the holy words of the esteemed Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, we came to remind that it is known how composed our teacher the righteous Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a is, even when Interpol arrested him, the rabbi studied 'Ketzot HaChoshen' in depth inside the police vehicle and did not leave the book for a moment. Everywhere the rabbi learns, even in court hearings, you can see it in the pictures. The rabbi is rectifying the world, and this is a process in which the tzaddik includes all of us. We must strengthen and help the tzaddik to triumph.