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I Died… and Came Back. What I Saw Will Change You Forever - Near Death Experiences You Won’t Forget

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A powerful testimony of a near-death experience and the spiritual insights gained from it.

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And then I see [music] my uncle soul and I just couldn't understand why why he had passed away. >> [music] >> She said to me, "Yossi, I can't believe it's you. I mean, I heard the doctor when he told us the whole family, he gathered [music] us, the department head, that you would be either a vegetable or in a coma for the rest of your life." >> [music] >> Shalom. My name is Yossi Zohar. I currently live in Beit Shemesh. I manage the Bnei Melachim Yeshiva here in Beit Shemesh. It's quite a large campus and the person who helped me fund this entire truly massive expense was my mother's brother. His name was Aharon. The age difference between us was 9 years, not much. He and I were like brothers. True, he was my uncle biologically, but we went through life together. And 3 years ago, he flew to India to visit his son there who is involved in Chabad activities. He returned from India [music] after being there for 3 weeks and then he felt some stomach pain, something in the morning [music] right after the flight. He collapsed in his home. They took him straight to Tel Hashomer. They sedated him. And for 3 weeks he fought for his life. I worked very hard. [music] I went everywhere possible. I gave charity. I prayed. I fasted. I gave my all for this and after 3 weeks, he passed away. It pained me so much. This was the uncle who married me, helped me, helped the whole family, supported us. Such a wonderful man. Why did the creator of the world do this to him? That's how I spoke [music] on Sunday after we buried him on Thursday of that same week while my mother, may God protect her, was sitting shiva. I went on Thursday when they do the

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