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In the News (Sun 23 Nov 08)

  
  Judaism 101: Moshiach: The Messiah
The moshiach is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah, because the Torah was written in terms that all people could understand, and the abstract concept of a distant, spiritual, future reward was beyond the comprehension of some people.
The term "moshiach" literally means "the anointed one," and refers to the ancient practice of anointing kings with oil when they took the throne.
The moshiach is often referred to as "moshiach ben David" (moshiach, son of David).
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This key verse infers that King Moshiach, the Servant of the L-rd, is the new Joshua, for in his own person the Moshiach will bring the promised new life for the people, which is their covenant inheritance.
Like Moshiach the Judge in Isaiah 42:4,[31] the Word of G-d is also the divine Word of Judgment who comes at the end of the age and is personified as the supernatural Moshiach of the Clouds, "the Son of Man" in Daniel [13] [52].
Moshiach completes the self-description with several "I AM" sayings: the Bread of Life (6:35), the Light of the World (8:12); the Gate (10:7,9), the Good Shepherd (10:11,14), the Resurrection and the Life (11:25), the Way, and the Truth, and the Life (14:6), the True Vine (15:1,5).
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 Moshiach - The Jewish Concept of the Messiah
It is also important to know that the Moshiach does not have to perform miracles to prove that he is the Moshiach.
When the Moshiach completes his task all mankind will recognize that HaSHem is the one true God, and all human beings will come to serve HaShem with all their hearts.
And he [Moshiach] shall judge among the nations, and shall decide for many people; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more.
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 Moshiach
Moshiach and the Messianic redemption is one of the fundamental principles of the Babylonian Talmudic Mystical Jewish faith.
Moshiach and the Messianic age are the ultimate end for the world, preconceived from the very beginning, for which the world was created.
Moshiach: literally means the “anointed one” and specifically refers to the ancient practice of anointing kings with oil when they were coronated.
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 Belief In Moshiach Possibility Or Certainty
Moshiach is really probably the only subject or the only issue in Jewish life that is completely blind faith.
In order for Moshiach to come without disrupting us, without blowing us away, we have to have some awareness or some readiness, or some ability to handle the idea that the world is becoming good, that evil and suffering are going to end.
Moshiach does not want to overwhelm us, because if he were going to overwhelm us, he could have come l00 years ago.
studentorgs.utexas.edu /cjso/Chabad/moshiach/wellsprings.html   (5769 words)

  
 Kabbalah - age-old wisdom for a new era   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Moshiach, the Hebrew word for “Messiah,”; signifies a time in the history of the universe when there will be a drastic change for the good of the world in which we live.
As Maimonides explains, Moshiach will arise and restore the kingdom of David to its original state of sovereignty, rebuild the Holy Temple of Jerusalem (the most revered of all places of worship in the history of the Jewish People) and gather all Jews who have been dispersed throughout the world together in Israel.
In the Kabbalah it is explained that “Moshiach [in the interim,] is alive in the lower realm of the Garden of Eden, ready to redeem the Jews...
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 The Laws Concerning Mashiach
There is also a reference [to Moshiach] in the passage concerning Bilaam, who prophesies about the two anointed [kings]: the first anointed [king] [2], David, who saved Israel from her oppressors, and the final anointed [king] who will arise from among his descendants and save Israel [at the End of Days] [3].
There is no need to cite prooftexts on the concept [of the Moshiach] from the words of the prophets, for all [their] books are filled with it.
During the Era of the King Moshiach, once his kingdom has been established and all of Israel has gathered around him, the entire [nation's] line of descent will be established on the basis of his words, through the prophetic spirit which will rest upon him.
www.kesser.org /moshiach/rambam.html   (2314 words)

  
 A Brief History of Lubavitch Messianism
What the Antis do know is that the Rebbe is certainly Moshiach, it is not a matter that needs further investigation, or even permits it, and it is not something that should be forced upon others who might be reluctant to accept it.
Not teaching that the Rebbe is not Moshiach is the equivalent of insisting that he is. No Lubavitch institution teaches that the Rebbe is not Moshiach.
During the period of the Rebbe's illness another element had made a name for itself, this was "Detroit." Detroit, referring to the students that had graduated from the yeshiva of that city as well as the rabbis of that community, became known as an extreme "Anti" contingent, being the most vocal opponents of Meshichist behavior.
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 Highlights of Moshiach: Moshiach's Donkey
Moshiach - Peak Of Scholarship, Peak Of Humility
In this comparative study we see that Abraham, Moses and Moshiach are a continuation of one central theme.
Moshiach will enable everyone to reach the peak of refinement, whereby "he rides on a donkey," totally subjugating materialism to the Divine Will and Wisdom.
www.sichosinenglish.org /books/highlights-of-moshiach/03.htm   (645 words)

  
 Moshiach Matters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Moshiach is an heir to the generations of Jewish teacher-kings who, throughout the ages, have led, governed, taught and enlightened the people of Israel.
Every generation has had a "potential Moshiach" - our sages tell us that Moshiach was ready on the very afternoon that the Holy Temple was destroyed.
Moshiach will bring the Jewish people back to their roots.
www.chabadofscottsdale.org /machiach.htm   (1545 words)

  
 "Countdown to Moshiach"
In recent years, the Rebbe has transformed the concept of Moshiach from some mystical abstract being descending from the heavens on a white donkey into a tangible reality that is about to occur now, effecting every individual on a personal level.
To understand the answer to this question, it is essential to realize that the Moshiach campaign did not happen in a vacuum, but is the culmination of the entire course of the Rebbe's leadership, and indeed of the entire Chassidic movement.
In a voice filled with emotion, often weeping in the middle (the tape is still extant), the Rebbe drew the implication from that Maamar that the seven generations of Chabad Rebbeim parallel the seven Tzaddikim mentioned in the Midrash.
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 IF THE JEWS ARE RIGHT, WE ALL GET SAVED- SOUNDS GREAT TO ME!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Moshiach ben Yossef (Moshiach the descendant of Joseph) of the tribe of Ephraim (son of Joseph), is also referred to as Moshiach ben Ephrayim, Moshiach the descendant of Ephraim.
This, in brief, is the general perception of the “second Moshiach,” the descendant of Joseph through the tribe of Ephraim.
Isaac Luria (Ari-zal) notes that the descendant of Joseph, by being the precursor of the ultimate Moshiach, is in effect kissey David, the “seat” or “throne” of David, i.e., of Moshiach.
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 Nazi
Moshiach's neshamah is the general all-encompassing yechidah-soul of the Jewish people, which means that the yechidah-soul-level of every Jew is a part of the soul of Moshiach.
This is the revelation of Moshiach in that generation.
Then that Moshiach ben Satan, the son of perdition is to be "REVEALED" by the ten men of the hidden chamber called the Ten Men of the Bed of Solomon.
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 Welcome to Moshiach Online - Your Key to the Future   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
And throughout our history, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries, there have been numerous imposters claiming to be Moshiach, but the high hopes they stirred were gradually replaced with bitterness and despair.
It was Sabbath afternoon, Jan. 19, 1990, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, devoted a large part of his public address to the war against Saddam Hussein.
Question: You are always talking about how the world is ready and prepared for the Age of Moshiach.
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 Encyclopedia: Moshiach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
But when the Anointed King will truly rise and succeed and will be raised and uplifted, they all immediately turn about and know that their fathers inherited falsehood, and their prophets and ancestors led them astray."
Most of the Textual requirements concerning the Moshiach and what he will do is located within Isaiah, although it is mentioned in other prophets as well.
The Moshiach will be a man of this world, an observant Jew with “fear of G-d” (Isaiah 11:2)
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Moshiach   (2061 words)

  
 An Internet Guide to Chabad Literature
Essays on how to see and appreciate how Moshiach's arrival is imminent from contemporary events.
In this flux of values and goals, people throughout the world have directed their attention to the ultimate redefinition of society that will be inspired by Moshiach's coming.
What is Bitachon (Trust) in G-D? We all face difficult situations in the course of life.
www.kesser.org   (410 words)

  
 Moshiach | Chabad.org > The Rebbe > Wisdom > Insights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Within each thing we behold, the moshiach dwells, like the embryo waiting to break out of its egg.
In the rhythm of a dandelion shivering in the breeze, in the eyes of the children we raise, in the goals we make in life, in the machines we use and the art we create, in the air we breathe and the blood rushing through our veins.
When the world was made, the sages say, the moshiach was the wind hovering over all that would be.
www.chabad.org /therebbe/article.asp?AID=60874   (170 words)

  
 News and articles about Moshiach and Redemption, prophesies of the Rebbe King Moshiach (Messiah) ,Torah, Judaism, ...
Thank G-d, the Rebbe King Moshiach (May He live forever and ever!) has recently provided me with regular income enough to be able to continue my current activities to teach the Torah of Moshiach (As was promised to me in his previous answers thru Igrot.com.
Moshiach in Russian - Time of Moshiach www.Moshiach.ru A beutiful web site about the miracles, prophecies and teachings of the Rebbe King Moshiach (May He live forever and ever!) includes audio video and forum.
March 8 A sure sign that we are living in the era of redemption is that people accept the kingship of the Rebbe King Messiah May He live forever and ever and take his words seriously even with respect to multimillion dollar investment decisions.
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 Rebbetzin Riddle: Who Is Moshiach?
Moshiach (the Messiah) is a human being, born of human parents.
If we see such a person, we may assume that he is the Moshiach.
Moshiach is both a king and a prophet.
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 The Rebbe and Moshiach: Let's Set the Record Straight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His assumptions are based on his 'impressions' of the way Moshiach will come, simply because it's the only way he has ever thought about it.
The Rambam writes: "Whoever does not wait for the coming of Moshiach daily, is as if he is a denier of Torah." In addition the Bartenura states: "In every generation, there is one born from the seed of Yehuda who is worthy to be Moshiach" (Perush on Megilas Rus).
The Lubavitcher Rebbe is the seventh in the dynasty of Chabad Rebbeim, a dynasty that began with the Alter Rebbe (author of the Tanya, and the Shulchan Aruch HaRav).
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 JSMoshiachsHat
"Rouse the Moshiach -- From his heavenly berth.
Sure to be accepted, -- Since his brim was no longer down.
Moshiach walked out and said: -- "I guess my time hasn't come.
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 LIVING WITH MOSHIACH, Laws of the Bais HaMikdosh (The Holy Temple)
This week's issue of Living With Moshiach is dedicated in honor of the first yahrtzeit of our dear friend and copy editor, Reb Mordechai ben Reb Shaul Staiman, who passed away, on Tuesday, 22 Tamuz, 5763 (July 22, 2003).
In addition to his Jewish bestsellers, Mordechai sent numerous articles to many Jewish publications, copyedited all editions of the weekly Living with Moshiach digest (for the blind and visually impaired) for free, edited Chassidic Stories Made In Heaven, prepared a rough draft of a Moshiach encyclopedia, and, for a number of years, proofread L'Chaim weekly.
In the time of Moshiach, when the Temple will be rebuilt, even non-Jewish nations will send their armies to protect the Holy Temple, so that the Jews can perform their service there, in peace, to the benefit of the whole world.
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 "LIVING WITH MOSHIACH," Parshat Shoftim, 5763
His words are all the more remarkable since in all the years of his leadership, he did not even referr to himself as the Rebbe, speaking of his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe, as leading the generation.
It must be made known that we have merited that G-d has chosen and appointed a person who of himself is far greater than the people of his generation, to serve as a judge, adviser and prophet to the generation.
The suggestion is the study of Torah on the topics of Moshiach and the Redemption.
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 The Torat Chayim Messianic: ToRaH Studies Resources
To discover the goals in which the aims is the Moshiach who offers righteousness to everyone who trusts Him.
The deepest mystery of the execution stake (Khashabah) of Moshiach is strikingly pictured by the serpent of bronze, a type of Moshiach "made.
The ToRaH is Spiritual, it convicts the sin of the fleshly but to those live according to the Ruach and have the Ruach of Moshiach bring life and peace, for the Moshiach is the living ToRaH.
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 Moshiach & Geula   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was to be the first in a long chain of tzaddikim leading up to the coming of Moshiach.
This new system encountered opposition, not only from those who were opposed to the Baal Shem Tov and Chassidus, but a certain amount even came from some of the Alter Rebbe’s colleagues, fellow disciples of the Maggid, who felt he was doing too much too fast.
(It should be noted that the Gaon of Vilna, considered to be the head of the opposition to Chassidim in his time, wrote that one cannot have a complete understanding of the Torah without studying Kabbala, and that the coming of Moshiach depends on this.
www.beismoshiach.org /Moshiach/moshiach308.htm   (1724 words)

  
 Messiah Truth: A Jewish Response to Missionary Groups
The noun moshiach (translated as messiah) annotatively means "annointed one;" it does not, however, imply "savior." The notion of an innocent, semi-divine being who will sacrifice himself to save us from the consequences of our own sins is a purely Christian concept that has no basis in Jewish thought or scripture.
In the Tanach, moshiach is used 38 times: two patriarchs, six high priests, once for Cyrus, 29 Israelite kings such as Saul and David.
Not once is the word moshiach used in reference to the awaited Messiah.
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 "Living With Moshiach" Online
The Rebbe stressed that he is saying this as a prophecy, and asks us all to prepare ourselves for the Redemption, through increasing acts of goodness and kindness.
The word "Moshiach" as it appears in Braille:
Lubavitch Shluchim Conferences On The Moshiach Campaign, Committee For The Blind.
www.moshiach.net   (270 words)

  
 Moshiach Now! :: Long live our Master, Teacher and the Rebbe, King Moshiach forever!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"When Moshiach arrives will I have to sell my spacious suburban home, uproot myself and move into a crowded condominium or the like in Jerusalem and its environs?
"The Jews have survived 2,000 years in exile without Moshiach, why can't we continue another 2,000 years without him?" The callous statement, we survived for 2,000 years without Moshiach, we can go for another 2,000 years, is nothing less than a total disregard for G-d, Israel and Torah, the three knots that are intimately intertwined.
"Why do we always refer to Moshiach as a man? Why can a woman not be the Moshiach who will take the Jews out of Golus.
www.moshiachnow.org   (351 words)

  
 Moshiach Books Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Rebbe As Moshiach - Based On Torah Sources.
"And He Will Redeem Us"--Moshiach in Our Time - Concerning the Imminent Redemption and the Revelation of Moshiach.
Countdown to Moshiach - Can the Rebbe Still be Moshiach?
www.moshiach.net /blind/books.htm   (84 words)

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