Mikhail Salita

Letter to Moshiach: We Are Already Ready

A soul’s longing from the people who still remember You

Dear, Good, Holy, and Beloved Moshiach,

There are times when words fall away. When the soul no longer knows how to pray — but still reaches out, quietly, with hope. And in those moments, a letter is born. Not out of certainty, but out of longing. A whisper carried on the breath of Ani Maamin — I believe.

You haven’t come yet, and still, we feel You. Not as a legend, but as something real. A spark of the Infinite, a quiet pull deep within the soul — ancient, familiar, and unexplainable.

We don’t remember You as a person from the past. We remember You as a truth the world was always meant to reveal.

You are not a stranger to us. You are home.

We don’t know if You see letters like this. But maybe You can feel them — like a tear not yet cried, like a melody rising from deep within. We’ve been waiting for You. Not just with our minds, but with our whole being. For so long. With so much love.

Some say You are already close. That the world is shifting. That in the silence between heartbeats, something is awakening. Some say they’ve seen You — in dreams, in kindness, in the flames of Shabbat candles. Maybe they’re right. Maybe You’re just on the other side of the veil, waiting for the last gate to open.

We’re not here to question why You haven’t come. We just want You to know: we haven’t stopped believing. We still wait for You — with candles, with songs, with broken hearts that refuse to give up. Please… let it be in our days.

We remember what our sages taught — that the prophet Eliyahu will come before You, riding on a lion. The lion of Yehudah. The lion of David. The lion of Jerusalem. We hold onto that image like a child holds a dream — because it reminds us that strength can be gentle, and that royalty can be kind.

And maybe, just maybe, we’ve started to hear that lion’s roar. Not in violence, but in awakening. Not long ago, Israel’s Prime Minister stood before the people and cried out, Kumah! — “Rise up!” He spoke of courage, but we heard something more. Perhaps he, too, felt a tremble in the heavens. Perhaps the soul of Israel is already standing — because You are near.

Perhaps even the recent “Operation Nation Like a Lion” is not just a name, but a signal — a ripple in the divine current, a sign that something in the upper worlds has already shifted.

There, in America — a land where every dollar says, In God We Trust — Jews found freedom. Not only to live, but to wait for You openly. Not because You were recognized there. Only a few of us — those who keep Shabbat, who cry at Ne’ilah, who whisper Psalms at midnight — still speak Your name with longing. But that country gave space to our waiting. It didn’t force us to forget. And maybe that’s why it was blessed.

All over the world, something is stirring. People from faraway places are turning their hearts toward Torah, toward the covenant, toward something ancient they can’t explain. Are they the souls of lost tribes? Are they sparks returning home? We don’t know. But we’ve seen the prophecies. And they are beginning to move.

Yeḥezkel told us that You would gather us from all the nations, and make us one again. Zekhariah said that even the nations would come to Jerusalem — not to conquer, but to celebrate. To bless. To belong.

Come to us, Moshiach. Not for fame. Not for power. But for love. For healing. For wholeness. Come for the sake of those who still light a candle in the dark. For those who wait with no words. For those who no longer believe they deserve redemption — but do.

Let it be in this life. While we still have hands to bless the wine. While we still have arms to embrace each other. While we can still lift our voices and say Lechaim — and hear Amen in return.

If this letter finds its way to You — please know: we are already ready.

Not perfect. Not pure. But ready. We’ve been carrying You in our prayers, in our lullabies, in our tears.

We remember. We believe. We are still here.

And when You come, we will raise the Kiddush.

We will sit at a table that stretches across time — with Adam, with Avraham, with Yitzḥak and Yaakov, with Yosef and Moshe, with every soul who longed for wholeness.

And King David, whose blood runs in Your veins, will lift his cup and say:

“Blessed are You, God, who has brought the Moshiach into the world — for the sake of love, mercy, and return.”

And we will all answer together:

Amen. Lechaim. And never again apart.

Please come.

Please come soon.

We are already ready.

About the Author
Rabbi Moshe (Mikhail) Salita is a Brooklyn-based rabbi, legal scholar, and emerging animal chaplain whose work unites Jewish spirituality, international law, and compassion for all living beings. He holds a Master’s in International Law (with honors) from the National University “Odesa Law Academy,” where he is currently a PhD student researching the restitution of unlawfully confiscated Jewish communal property in Soviet Ukraine. He also earned a Master’s in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute (New York) and a Master’s in Education and Special Education from Touro University, with graduate certificates in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Bilingual Education. Rabbi Salita is an ordained rabbi of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute (JSLI), a Doctor of Ministry student in Jewish Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Foundation, and an Animal Chaplain-in-Training with the Compassion Consortium in New York. His mission is to weave together justice, mercy, and creation care into one sacred path of Tikkun Olam — healing the moral and spiritual wounds of the world. He serves as Executive Director of the Salita Foundation, originally founded by his brother, Dmitriy Salita — former WBF World Champion boxer, and inductee of both the New York Boxing Hall of Fame and the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Today, Rabbi Salita leads the Foundation toward a broader vision — uniting humanitarian ethics, environmental awareness, and cultural restitution. Through the Foundation, he has launched the “Eco-Kosher Initiative,” a global program encouraging support for businesses and individuals who respect the environment, animals, and their communities. For him, “eco-kosher” is not limited to food — it is a moral philosophy of living in balance with creation, where sustainability and holiness walk hand in hand. He is also devoted to preserving and gaining international recognition for the rare Israeli cat breed Kanaani — a living symbol of harmony between Jewish heritage and the natural world. A descendant of Sruel ben Aharon Lekhtman, a Ruzhiner Hasid and brick-factory owner in Kitai-Gorod, Kamianets-Podilskyi — once a spiritual heart of the Ruzhin Hasidic movement in Tsarist-era Ukraine — Rabbi Salita continues his ancestor’s legacy of faith, integrity, and bridge-building. Sruel Lekhtman served as a close friend and estate manager for Pan Dembitsky, a Polish landowner remembered with respect in both Jewish and Ukrainian memory. Their friendship, crossing lines of faith and culture, remains a profound symbol of coexistence — especially meaningful for Ukraine today. Although Rabbi Salita received Reform rabbinic education in the spirit of Jewish Universalism, he maintains a deep spiritual connection with Chabad, whose living Hasidic tradition unites intellect, compassion, and joy. Following the example of the prophets — from Adam, the first caretaker of creation, to King Solomon, who understood the language of animals, and to Rav Papa, the sage who spoke kindly of cats — Rabbi Salita teaches that true holiness is revealed through compassion for all living beings. His life’s work is to show that caring for animals and serving God are one and the same sacred breath.
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