Words of the Esteemed Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a in Yitzhar

The holy words of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a, as delivered in the settlement of Yitzhar. "The Gemara asked Rabbi Yossi, how is it possible to marry two sisters? Rabbi Yossi answered, no... Merav had five sons; every woman is obligated to have five sons. Within two weeks, Merav had five sons, just like the house of Oved-Edom the Gittite, who within three months had six sons from every woman. He had eight daughters-in-law; eight daughters-in-law multiplied by 6 is 48, and he also had six born to him, and together that is 54 children, plus 8 from [*], totaling 62. A person is obligated to reach 62 sons like the house of Oved-Edom the Gittite."

"Saul gave his daughter Merav to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife (Merav was promised to David after his victory over Goliath. Saul did not keep his promise and she was given to Adriel). Adriel was only dancing all day long, which is why he is called 'Meholathite' (from the word 'machol' - dance). It is written in I Samuel (10:20-22), 'And Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near; and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrite was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken; and they sought him, but he could not be found. And they asked of Hashem further, if the man would yet come hither. And Hashem said, Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.' They searched for Saul, who had hidden himself among the baggage, and could not find him."

"'And Samuel said to all the people, See you him whom Hashem has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king. Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Hashem. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him the army, whose hearts God had touched. But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.' (ibid. 24-27). Saul was the tallest in that generation, because the king must be tall. 'And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace' (ibid. 27), because Shechem is called the son of Hamor (donkey), the gentiles are like donkeys. Just as a donkey, son of a donkey, can marry his donkey daughter or his donkey mother, so too the gentiles have the status of donkeys; they marry their own daughters and their own mothers. A donkey with a donkey, and that is why he is called a snake."