The following was reported on Matzav.com Thursday December 24: "The story began when a man from Brazil claimed that a dybbuk had entered him. Apparently, some individuals approached Rav Chaim Kanievsky on the man’s behalf, asking his advice. Rav Chaim posed a number of questions, and, reportedly, said that it appears to be a real dybbuk. Rav Chaim added, according to reports, that he is not an expert in these matters and that they should consult with Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman. Rav Shteinman allegedly recommended that the individuals go to Rav Dovid Batzri, the renowned mekubal who has expertise in this area. The problem was the fact that the fellow was located in Brazil. Rav Batzri’s assistants arranged for him to be able to be in video contact with the Brazilian man via Skype, an internet video tool, and in that way Rav Batzri could try to exorcise the dybbuk from the man.
The effort, unfortunately, was not successful and the man is reportedly going to be in Israel shortly for Rav Batzri to attempt, in person, to banish the dybbuk."
Click here to view a video of the attempted exorcism via Skype.
In the video below, Rav Batzri is apparently behind the Veiber Shul Mechitza with his group working on exorcising the dybbuk while a group of bochurem listen below in the shul. However one courageous bochur is not satisfied with the audio and is determined to to get a view of this as well.
(The connection between the story on Matzav.com and the video below is only my assumption. Nothing has been confirmed.)
Update: The YeshivaWorld news says these two stories are in fact related. Click here for the Yeshiva World report.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
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