Whoever Listens to the Voice of the Tzaddik Receives Greetings from Heaven Every Day - The Holy Words of Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a in the Sacred Atmosphere of Motza'ei Shabbat Toldot

On the last Motza'ei Shabbat, Parshat Toldot 5779, as is his holy custom, the esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a conducted a sacred tour of public outreach throughout the country. Rav Berland shlit"a sang the Melaveh Malka songs with the congregation and also delivered his holy words. We bring to you the sacred sights and holy words of the tzaddik, the foundation of the world.

"The courage that Mamre had, after Aner and Eshkol passed away, Mamre stood up and said, now circumcise me, I have no fear. They passed away because they opposed the tzaddik, they opposed Avraham, they were not pure-hearted, they were not constant with Avraham, they were not nullified to Avraham, and therefore they died. Now circumcise me (Mamre gave Avraham advice on the circumcision), and they circumcised Aner and saw that everything was fine in the first covenant in the world until today. Therefore, Mamre merited to reincarnate as Abba Umna, as Mamre is the letters 'Rafa', the two Mems are Pe (80), Resh and Aleph are the letters 'Rafa'.

"Abba Umna was a bloodletter (a common medical practice in the days of the Gemara, Babylonian Taanit 21:), Abaye asked why he merited to receive greetings from heaven only on Friday, while Abba Umna received them every day (Abba Umna would receive greetings from the heavenly academy every day, and Abaye only on the eve of Shabbat, and Rava on the eve of Yom Kippur. Abaye was disheartened because of Abba Umna. They told him: You cannot do his deeds!.. there)."

The esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a in his holy words - Motza'ei Shabbat Toldot 5779

"Rava is a spark from Lot and therefore merited to receive greetings only on the eve of Yom Kippur. "And they took Lot and his possessions, the son of Avram's brother, and went, and he dwelt in Sodom" (Genesis 12:14), the entire verse is reversed, from back to front. Why is it written in reverse, Lot first and then his possessions? Because "his possessions, the son of Avram's brother" equals in gematria 'Rava'. Rava was a spark from Lot, he had to rectify Lot's sins, and this was very difficult, therefore he received greetings only on the eve of Yom Kippur."

"Abba Umna received greetings every day because he was a reincarnation of Mamre, who agreed to die and sacrificed his life for the circumcision to Avraham. Whoever listens to the voice of the tzaddik receives greetings from heaven every day."

The esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a in the Melaveh Malka songs at the synagogue Zachor L'Avraham in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Jerusalem

Photo gallery from the Melaveh Malka songs in Neve Yaakov [caption id="attachment_14043" align="alignnone" width="482"] The esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a in the Melaveh Malka songs at the synagogue Zachor L'Avraham in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Jerusalem[/caption]

Photos courtesy of Shachar Eliyahu