Holy Scenes from the Bris Milah in Bat Yam with the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a – The Rav's Words from Shabbat

From the words of our teacher, the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, after the Shacharit (morning prayer) on the Shabbat of Parshat Pinchas, 5779 (2019)

"[In the story of] the King and the Emperor, the Emperor's daughter wore male garments. In the future to come, every woman will return in a gilgul (reincarnation) and will be a Kohen Gadol (High Priest), just as Yael was [a reincarnation of] Eli [the High Priest]."

"Every woman who wears a veil will be a Kohen Gadol (High Priest). There are six hundred thousand prophetesses; once, every woman was a prophetess."

"In the Third Temple, [every] Israelite will be a Kohen (priest). The Rambam (Maimonides) says that in the Third Temple, every Israelite who is worthy will be a Kohen Gadol (High Priest). On Tu B'Av (the 15th of Av), the Holy Temple will be built this very year, B'ezrat Hashem (with the help of Hashem), and then everyone will be High Priests and will bring gold from the weights of Eli."

"Serach daughter of Asher—who wrote about Serach in the Parsha (Torah portion)? How did she know that Yosef (Joseph) was alive? Who revealed this secret to her? For 22 years Yosef was gone, Yosef did not exist [to his family], but she had Ruach HaKodesh (Divine Inspiration). Whoever tells [Yaakov] that Yosef is alive shall live forever."

A Bris Milah (circumcision ceremony) with the participation of our teacher, the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, at 74 Weizmann St. in Bat Yam

Photo Gallery

Photography courtesy of Shachar Eliyahu