Hagaon R' Reuven Elbaz: "thorns in vineyard crop up against Moreinu Verabeinu"

Following the hospitalization of Hgr"o Yosef at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, his son - Rabi Yitzhak Yosef, gave the fixed Shiur on Motzaei Shabbos in his place. He said his father is grieving because of the decree of enlistment, and dreamed some dreams at night which he related to his family. "At night, Friday night, he dreamed a few dreams., He told us, but I am unable to tell. But one can see what is bothering him all the time. Fear of the recruit."

This week, he said, when his father Hagr"o was showed the newspaper Hamodia, he noticed the title which said that the process of recruiting 3,000 bochurim began. Hgr"o cried. Then they turned his attention to the wording within the article which was a little different, but that could not calm him down.

After Hagr"y Yosef, Hagaon R' Reuven Elbaz, head of the Ohr Hachaim institutions one of the greatest personalities in the Tshuva world, spoke: "The Talmud says:" What did Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah see that they entered into a fiery furnace, they made a Kal Vachomer from frogs in Egypt who entered the ovens, even though they didn't have to go into ovens - because Hashem said "u'vetanurecha", and G-d forbid that no word of Hashem should be in vain, and all those frogs stayed alive, and then they all went into the Ye'or river. And so they did too, and entered a fiery furnace, and Hashem sent an angel and took out the fire from within, there are Mitzvos which have to be fulfilled with messirus nefesh.

"All week there were a lot of Bris Milah's in the morning and afternoon, and Maran shouted every time "save the world of Torah", Minesharim Kalu u'Mearayot Gaveru", they want to deprive of Torah, who will be to our right. Moreinu Verabeinu, his only intention is how to strengthen Torah. I know Ateret Rosheinu for more than 50 years regularly, he used to cover the entire country - when there were no Torah classes, and it was very much neglected, all those who did Tshuva and do Kiruv, they are all thanks to Moreinu. I went with Maran at dawn and he went from synagogue to synagogue to do Kiruv work, and there were people coming to his classes on Shabbos in a car 50 years ago and I saw how Maran made them do Tshuva.

"Will a man pop up today against Moreinu Verabeinu who picked up the Sephardi Jews from the waste? And Moreinu is not just sick, he is in pain, he cries from the depths of his heart. This is the war of Gog Umagog, the war on the world of Torah, they want to destroy the Torah world.

"Thorns in the vineyard are coming - may G-d have mercy on us - and say it is not intended to harm Maran but other things, this is declaration on Maran and his leadership, until finally Sephardi Jewry is rallying around Maran and his leadership, they think they can do more. For 80 years - from the age of Bar Mitzvah – our teacher and rabbi answers the many, and all the Ba'alei Tshuva, ask them across the country. These people hurt the heart of Maran, how do people do it? Anyone who fears for Maran that he should continue to lead us, and not from now. "

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