Miracle in Hadera: The blind man who 'saw' Rav Berland
ANOTHER MIRACLE STORY IN HADERA: A TOTALLY BLIND MAN 'SEES' RAV BERLAND Over the past few weeks, Rav Eliezer Berland, shlita, has been visiting one town after another, appearing in a different location across Israel almost every night, trying to help more Jews to make teshuva. These evenings are filled with lofty words of Torah from the Rav, dancing and niggunim (melodies) with the crowds attending, and increasingly - stories of open miracles. Weâre pleased to share with you another of these stories, that was shared with us by Chanan Vaknin, who heard it straight from the horseâs mouth. (You can hear the story for yourself in the original Hebrew, by clicking HERE. [https://www.shuvubanimint.com/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90-%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91-%D7%90%D7%9C/]) Chanan begins: âIâve got a friend by the name of Shalom Yifrach, whoâs my chevruta (learning partner). Over the last few years, heâs become completely blind, and now he canât see anything. Heâs been hearing all these sublime stories about Rav Berland, shlita, and he didnât really believe them. âHe didnât believe that a thousand people would stand up on their feet for 4-5 straight hours during prayers with the Rav. He knew of stories of unique Tzaddikim in the generation that would pray like this, but it was really hard for him to believe that the Ravâs whole community would also copy his service of Hashem, to that extent. âWhen Rav Berland came to Hadera, my friend Shalom told me that he was going to do a bit of mesirut Nefesh (self-sacrifice), and come to the gathering. He waited for three hours until the Rav arrived. When the Rav came, he was surrounded by a lot of hullabaloo, as usually happens when a Tzaddik of the calibre of Rav Berland goes somewhere. âShalom asked one of the Ravâs attendants that he should point his head exactly in the direction where the Rav was standing. When all this was happening, the Rav started singing âayoufa eshkonaâ. âAnd this is when the enormous miracle occurred: For a full 20 minutes, my blind friend Shalom could see the Rav, shlita, really clearly. And this was after many years of seeing nothing at all.â Chanan continues: âTwo days after the gathering, my friend Shalom hadnât returned to the Kollel. He called me up and told me: âChanan, I havenât been able to sleep for two days. I saw Rav Berland, and everyone, including my wife, thinks Iâve gone crazy.â âI asked him: âShalom, tell me how Rav Berland actually looked to you.â I wanted to verify what he was telling me, and I knew that Rav Berland, shlita, makes certain movements that are very specific to him. âAnyone who knows the Rav knows that heâs always doing holy yichudim (kabbalistic unifications) with his fingers, without cease, and that he frames his fingers to form the letters of Hashemâs ineffable name. âShalom mamash described every detail of the Rav, and then he went on to make a confession, too: âChanan, until I went to see the Rav, I didnât believe all your stories about him and I was looking down at you. But now, now that I actually saw him myself, I know that everything you told me was correct.â * If you would like to arrange for the Rav to come and give a shiur in your home or your town, (in English or Hebrew) please call: 052-429-5208.