"...Who Revives the Dead"

 Q: Why do we say at the beginning of the Amidah, “Blessed are You… who revives the dead?”  Do we believe in this?

A: The blessing to which you refer has its place in Jewish thought and belief. The simple answer is that the blessing references the messianic age when the dead will return to life.

Others have stated to believe that the soul of the departed just not time with the body. God revives the spirit of those who have passed as this soul is immortal.

A beautiful Hasidic saying is that God’s mercy and truth illumines the soul.  God gives humanity the capacity to see truth and practice mercy every day.  In this way, God constantly revives the souls of those who might otherwise be dead to truth and compassion.