67 Lessons
Returned from the Next World
From the book The Father of Israel
"I’ve brought a family member here who experienced clinical death this week and saw the rabbi in the Heavenly Court above,” said the man. Rabbi Eliyahu didn’t appear to get excited about what he had just heard.
No Rabbi | Tamuz 27 5782
Making Flies Disappear
The absence of flies and mosquitoes in that room made such an impression that Mr. Weinberger even asked his tenant about it.
No Rabbi | Tamuz 23 5782
A Distressed Woman Prays
From the book The Father of Israel
Rabbi Eliyahu noticed a woman in her thirties, an immigrant from Morocco, sitting with a book of Psalms in her hand. So he requested that someone would ask her what she was doing there.
No Rabbi | Tamuz 13 5782
Ayatollah Khomeini’s Mikveh
From the book The Father of Israel
The rise of Ayatollah Khomeini to power caused a huge wave of anti-Semitism against Israel and against Jews in general. n particular, the Jewish women suffered. When they had to go to the mikveh, the non-Jews would harass and bother them, turning their lives into a nightmare.
No Rabbi | Tamuz 8 5782
The Rebbe’s Shtender
From the book The Father of Israel
The connection between Rabbi Eliyahu and the Lubavitcher Rebbe was wondrous. The two of them had a strong spiritual connection, and aside from the all the well-known connections between them, there were also many more, hidden connections.
No Rabbi | Sivan 29 5782
Pay Attention to the Soul
What was the ethical will of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, of Blessed and Righteous memory, to his students and followers?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Sivan 24 5782
The Path of the Righteous is as the Light of Dawn
From the book The Father of Israel
Every time I aimed the camera in the direction of the Rav, a great light appeared. When I moved the camera away from the Rav, the light vanished, and so on and so forth.
No Rabbi | Sivan 22 5782
What My Wife Cooks – I Eat!
From the book The Father of Israel
Two men arguing amongst themselves as to whether one should eat meat or dairy dishes on the night of Shavuot. As they heard the sound of Rabbi Eliyahu’s car approaching, they thought to themselves to ask Rabbi Eliyahu’s opinion on the matter.
Rabbi Yosef Artziel | Sivan 21 5782
The son of the king
The sheikh in charge of the Cave of the Patriachs in Hebron shouted "You show no respect to the holy place!". Everyone was silent – apart from one.
No Rabbi
A Blessing for the Arabs
When an Arab cab drove close to Rabbi Eliyahu all the passengers were tense. How did the Rabbi respond and who were these Arabs?
No Rabbi | Iyar 29 5782
Seeing The Mezuzot
After the second scribe assured the Mezuzot were Kosher the man was quite upset, why did Rabbi Eliyahu send him to check his Mezuzot?
No Rabbi | Iyar 23 5782
The Poetry Competition
In life, it's not what you say, it's who you are
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar II 25 5782
And the Heavens Answered Amen!
From the book "The Father of Israel"
From the book "The Father of Israel"
No Rabbi | Nissan 25 5782
The Literary Legacy of Horav Shelomoh Wolbe
The seventeenth yahrzeit of Rav Shelomoh Wolbe, the most published mussar and hashkafah author of our generation, falls on the 17th of Nissan. I would like to share with our readers what I wrote at the time
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Nissan 5 5782
Saving Shidduchim, Where It Counts
Rabbi Eliyahu was acquainted with a certain rabbi who liked to check the suitability of shidduchim based on the couple's names. He warned the rabbi how dangerous and problematic his method was, begging him to cease and desist.
No Rabbi | Nissan 3 5782
A Matter of Life and Death
One morning, Shmuel heard someone arguing with Rabbi Yehudah Mutzafi, Rabbi Eliyahu's assistant. He was telling her that Rabbi Eliyahu had to leave and that she should come back the following day. But she was insistent, explaining that her question was concerning a matter of life and death.
No Rabbi | Adar II 24 5782
Stepping into the Rabbi’s Shoes
Mordechai went out into the street and saw the mother of one of the Yeshiva students crying. “Why are you crying?” he asked her.
No Rabbi | Adar II 17 5782
Controlling Flights, Directing Journeys
From the book The Father of Israel
The director wouldn't let it rest. "But why is someone obligated? I don't understand. Let the rabbi say whatever he says and the questioner do whatever he wants." Rabbi Eliyahu just smiled. "Wait. You'll soon understand."
No Rabbi | Adar II 12 5782
The Rav’s Neighbor
One day, when I was wandering around the Mahane Yehudah market, I saw a picture of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu hanging up at one of the stalls. I thought to myself, "That rabbi looks really similar to my neighbor - I wonder if he knows him?"
No Rabbi | Adar II 10 5782