Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu

Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu has been experiencing continuous periods of anguish for about a year now. When his wife confronted him he responded that he had accepted upon himself trials and tribulations directed at the Jewish people. She then asked:" Why did you not speak to me about that? "He replied:" You would have not agreed. "

Recently she repeated the question and he responded:  "These are the birth pangs of the Messiah. "

He is continuing to receive private requests for help and salvation. Recently he was asked to help a 51 year old man whose doctors told him that he did not have long to live. The Rabbi responded: "They told me from the Heavens that the Resurrection of the Dead is very close."

The man passed away three days later.

The author of this information is bringing it only to strengthen the idea that we really are in the final stages before the Redemption.

Time to get up

Dedicated to the holy martyrs of the Mumbai massacre.
May G-d avenge their blood.






Ezekiel Chapter 37

The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he led me out in the spirit of the LORD and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones.
He made me walk among them in every direction so that I saw how many they were on the surface of the plain. How dry they were!
He asked me: Son of man, can these bones come to life? "Lord GOD," I answered, "you alone know that
Then he said to me: Prophesy over these bones, and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: See! I will bring spirit into you, that you may come to life.
I will put sinews upon you, make flesh grow over you, cover you with skin, and put spirit in you so that you may come to life and know that I am the LORD.
I prophesied as I had been told, and even as I was prophesying I heard a noise; it was a rattling as the bones came together, bone joining bone.
I saw the sinews and the flesh come upon them, and the skin cover them, but there was no spirit in them.
Then he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus says the Lord GOD: From the four winds come, O spirit, and breathe into these slain that they may come to life.
I prophesied as he told me, and the spirit came into them; they came alive and stood upright, a vast army.
Then he said to me: Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They have been saying, "Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost, and we are cut off."
Therefore, prophesy and say to them: Thus says the Lord GOD: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel.
Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people!

Resurrection explained

The purpose of the resurrection is clear: to rebuild the body free of any impurities, when it is more soul-like than body-like. The time of resurrection will vary, one who is rectified earlier from his impurity will die and resurrect earlier. The period of death to resurrection for the entire 'generation' will be long, though, tzaddikim who have died previously will resurrect immediately at the beginning of the period, which will be after forty years of the ingathering of the exiles.

There will be many resurrections over a large period of time, with the first resurrection occurring after forty years of ingathering of exiles, that is, 210 years in advance of Year 6000. The last resurrection will occur towards the end of the 210 years. During that period, some people will have already resurrected, whereas others will still await death, decomposition, and, resurrection.

It says in the Zohar HaKadosh that resurrection will take 210 years and be complete before the year 6,000.
1. First resurrection will take place in Eretz Israel (in the year 2,030)
2. In the diaspora
3. The non-Jews that kept 7 Mitzvot of Bnei Noach and those that did good deeds to the Jews.

Resurrection Video

Are we there yet?

Several years ago European scientists picked up on an interesting phenomenon: bodies buried over the past few decades have been decomposing very slowly or have not been decaying at all. This occurrence was addressed at a specially convened conference in Munich, Germany. Many of the participants concluded that the slow decay is due to changes in the ecology which have resulted in the disappearance of a whole type of bacteria responsible for decomposition.
It’s a known dictum that the bodies of tzaddikim do not decompose but here we’re talking about the common people!
There is a very interesting paragraph from an address the Rebbe gave on 17 Tammuz, 5748 (July 2, 1988) in which he said the following:
“May we be privileged to witness soon, in our days, the fulfillment of the prophecy “You will be gathered one by one, sons of Israel, including those about whom it says “Those that dwell in the dust will shout and sing” including specifically those who have passed away recently for whom it will be easier to “sing and shout.”

Resurrection of the Dead - Part I

To understand the concept of the Resurrection of the Dead, we need to examine the statement in the Mishna that all Jews have a share in the World to Come. This refers to the World to Come implying the World of the Resurrection. It further states that those that do not believe in the Resurrection as it is indicated in the Torah, forfeit their share in the World to Come. This is based on the principle of measure for measure so that those denying the Resurrection will not experience it. The Paradise (Gan Eden) is sometimes referred to also as the World to Come (and it exists currently) and this is experienced by man following departure from this world based on man’s service in it.

It’s written “Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord, and who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart..” this indicates that there are certain conditions to merit Gan Eden in contradistinction to the World of Resurrection (which is the essence of the term “World to Come”) about which it is written that all Jews have a share in the World to Come.

It’s known that the level of revelation of G-dliness in the World of Resurrection will be far greater than that of Gan Eden. Additionally, Gad Eden exists even now whereas the revelation of the World of Resurrection will occur in the future. Also, this revelation will continue even after the Messianic Age but it will be even greater then.

The reward enjoyed in Gan Eden results from one’s efforts in this world in learning Torah while the reward of the World to Come is based on the performance of the commandments. Also, Gan Eden is populated by disembodied souls whereas the Resurrection is characterized by souls within bodies once again; this is because the effort in learning the Torah is tied specifically to the soul while the performance of commandments has a connection to the bodies. And since all Jews perform commandments, it follows that all of them will merit the World of Resurrection.

Furthermore, when the Mishna refers to Jews as “all of your people are righteous and they will inherit the land” it emphasizes that fulfilling commandments elicits the appellation “righteous”. Thus in the future they will inherit the Land, the Land of the Living which is a reference to the World to Come. Not only that, the fact that Jews are referred to as "Then all your people [will be] righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands..” implies that the Jewish people possess a tremendous intrinsic value and for that alone they may be deemed worthy of the World to Come.

Nevertheless, the level of revelation at that time is dependent on the service of today. This in turn will lead to a much higher revelation of the advantages possessed by the Jewish People at the time of the Resurrection. This revelation will depend on the service of today and will already be evident in the Messianic Age even before the Resurrection and will continue to be revealed on a higher level at the time of the Resurrection when the essence of the Jewish People will be revealed as anchored in G-d’s own Essence.

Furthermore, it states that the reward enjoyed in the World to Come results from the Torah and commandments studied and practiced in this world and the reward in Gad Eden reflects the learning accomplished in this world. The Torah is G-d’s Wisdom – the Immanent Light and in the World to Come, that revelation will be totally limitless. This revelation will be the result of fulfilling the commandments which are G-d’s Will (and higher than His Wisdom) – the Encompassing Light. Nevertheless, all that is to bring out the essential advantages intrinsic to the Jewish people.

You only live once (and for all)

Moshe Rabeinu told the people “Atem hadveikim hayom…”—“ you are clinging today to Hashem you G-d, all of you are living today”. The upshot of this is that through clinging to G-d we are able to a reach a different stage in our lives – chaim nitzchiim – an everlasting life where there is no interruption.

This needs to be explained for we can easily observe that fulfilling the mitzvos and learning Torah don’t stop people from eventually dying. Even the complete tzaddikim whose lives are completely dedicated to and centered on the Torah also pass on. So what is the meaning of “all of you are living today”?

We can view life from two perspectives. On the one hand, life begins at some point, continues, and terminates. One the other hand, life continues but at some point there is a separation between the body and the life process. In other words, life continues but temporarily there is a separation between it and the body.

There is an expression in the Talmud that states that a covering/sheath prevails over men. Although very powerful, this is not the true essence of a person and when the covering is removed (process of passing on) the real “you” is revealed.

And this is the proper way to view death. It’s a temporary and an extraneous process of separation of the body from its vivifying source which in no way nullifies the essence of life. An ongoing life is the true reality despite the fact that a temporary process forces the body/life split in this world.

And this is what the Sages mean by saying that tzaddikim while dead are called living. Even though the expression specifically mentions death, nevertheless, tzaddikim are still considered living which indicates eternal life. All this is a result of the external dimension of temporarily severing the link between the body and the soul.

This is thus the chidush in “Atem hadveikim hayom be Hashem Elokim Chaim…” you are clinging today to your G-d, a living G-d”. Every Jew is connected to Hashem. Due to that, every Jew has the merit to lead an interrupted life. Even though we live in a physical world where the decree “Al ofar toshuv” – “To dust shall you return” is temporarily operational “mixed in” which is a result of living in a physical reality, the true essence of a Jew’s life is eternal.

In other words, the life of a Jew is not limited or measured in any way, it’s a life that is not susceptible to interruptions and the phenomenon of dying is entirely a side issue.

Therefore when this decree is repealed, Jews will return to life in this physical world. This is of course the era of the Resurrection of the Dead and the eternality of life at that time will be derived from the advantage of living in this physical world.

Based on Toras Menachem vol. 31, p. 190