Residents of Dimona from the âShuvu Banim Dimonaâ synagogue, under the direction of Rabbi Shachar Ben Zikri, merited to come to a special shiur at the home of Rav Berland shlitâa.
The community was established more than fifteen years ago. The synagogue itself was established four years ago in Dimona, and is an amazing story in itself, a story of Divine providence intertwined with the prophetic vision of the Tzaddik from afar already twelve years ago. The synagogue is located on spacious grounds with ongoing Torah shiurim and prayers with melody and vitality every day of the week. The hi-point of the minyan is Shabbat evening, when between sixty and eighty people come for Kabbalat Shabbat and the Maariv prayer with joyful melody.
Besides the shiurim which are given there, occasionally great students of Rav Berland shlitâa arrive, such as Rabbi Meir Malka, Rabbi Moshe Tzanani, Rabbi Ofer Erez, Rabbi Yosef Gal, Rabbi Moshe Saada, and many others, in order to give over Torah shiurim. The gabbai Rabbi Shachar ben Zikri notes that the great students of the Rav who have come have expressed wonderment about this holy place, where special arousal is felt. Rav Berland himself came to the place twice and gave over arousing Torah shiurim for more than two hours each time.
For the special shiur for Shuvu Banim Dimona, some forty students of the Rav shlitâa came. In the shiur the Rav spoke about the parasha, that the blessing and curse were given on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Afterwards, the Rav spoke about Teichelet and the difference between various types. At the conclusion of the shiur, the Rav shlitâa gave chizzuk to the subject of domestic tranquility.
Below is a small piece of the shiur, where the Rav read a short portion from the Zohar about how a person should honor his wife and say to her pleasant and encouraging words:
A person needs to tell his wife, ââThis is called a womanâ (Breishit 2: 23). You are the only woman in the world. There is no woman besides you.â
Donât tell her, âYouâre the worst. Youâre worse than my mother and sister.â No! âThis is called a woman. You! You are the only woman! Thereâs no one like youâŚâ The Zohar says such words.  Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai taught his students that in every generation, in every generation over again, a person gets angry at his wife, because he has a problem in Kollel, has no moneyâŚÂ Only that his wife shouldnât be broken! Only lift her up! âThereâs no one like you! Thereâs no one like you in the world! No [one]! No [one]! You are the only woman in the world! All the women in the world are like apes next to you! What are they anywaysâŚÂ All women are nothing next to you! Youâre the most perfect woman. âThis is called a woman.' You are completeness. 'And no other' â only you are perfect.â And tell her, âMany women have amassed accomplished, but you surpass them allâ (Mishley 31:29). Every time, say this verse to her.
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Our Rebbe Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a gives a shiur to "Shuvu Banim Dimona"[/caption]
