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A viral image circulating shows a stained mattress pulled from the tunnels, carried by members of the synagogue. The host explains there has been a lot of conspiracy talk but asks David to clarify what the stain is and why the mattress is in the tunnels.
The response: the stain is blood, not feces. There are rituals performed in the tunnels that sometimes involve someone who recently died, with the aim of bringing back the Messiah, who died many years ago but whom they believe they can resurrect through these rituals.
The ritual leadership is described as led by “the head rabbi,” the person they look to for direction. There is ambiguity about his current status; some believe he is alive, others think he has died. The participants say they try to perform rituals to bring him back.
Details about the rituals are not fully disclosed. The body is not laid on the floor; instead, it is placed on the mattress, and there may be an incision on the body that results in a small amount of blood. They decline to go into more specifics. The host mentions bringing a book to illustrate the rituals, specifically the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, and notes that many different books are used, not a single source. The book shown is described as a type of resource that describes various rituals; the exact details are considered too detailed to discuss on air.
How the group learned of these practices is attributed to other members, with no single origin given. The bodies involved are described as members of the synagogue who have recently passed away, not sacrifices. Before burial in a cemetery, the body is brought down into the tunnels for a ritual, after which they would either “bring back” the Messiah or read verses from the book during the process. The body is not fully shrouded; it is covered, but not completely.
On the question of whether this could be considered a method to bring people from the afterlife, the speaker emphasizes that they believe in the afterlife, and that the purpose of the ritual is to bring back the Messiah. They compare the practice to other traditions where a body might be kept at home for a period before burial, noting that different religions have different rituals.
The interviewer references a Wiki article about a sect of Judaism believing Schneerson did not die, and acknowledges that within the synagogue there are different beliefs. Some believe he is dead, some believe he is alive. The ritual’s perceived success depends on belief: for those who believe the Messiah has returned, the ritual “worked”; for those who do not share that belief, it did not. The possibility remains open: anything is a possibility, including the Messiah being on Earth.