Below is a summary of the topics from the daily lesson as delivered by our teacher Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a – yesterday after the Maariv prayer on Sunday night, the 4th of Kislev 5786, Parshat Vayetze:
1. Everyone goes to do Hitbodedut for an hour in Sanhedria.
2. Everyone will study Likutei Halachot, Hilchot Gviat Chov HaYetomim, Halacha 4 on the secret of Chanukah, how the Torah of "Anochi" and the secret of the knowledge of 300 jars of oil is revealed on Chanukah.
3. It is written about the dove that an olive leaf "taraf b'fiha" 386. This is the gematria of David Ben Yishai.
4. Esau fought with Jacob and did not agree for David Ben Yishai to arrive because then there would be no desires.
5. The Haggadah of Pesach is a preparation for Chanukah.
6. Girls say Tehillim until 23:00 and then go to sleep until 8:30.
7. I used to go to study until 24:00. I would get up at 6:10 and in three minyanim I would pray one prayer.
8. I arrived at Kfar Chassidim, they told me to eat because tomorrow there would be a fast, I told them I don't need to eat or drink and so we stayed there to learn day and night.
9. After the age of twenty, one grows in width, there is no reason to eat.