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What Is Moshiach? The Rambam’s View - Part 2

A New Understanding of Moshiach & Why It's a Foundation of Judaism

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What Is Moshiach? The Rambam’s View -- Part 2

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    Esther Rachel -3 years ago

    Sounds like we all have a piece

    of Moshiach inside us.

    concealed

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  • Anonymous -3 years ago

    Why do we have to know Moshiachs description? Were we told by Yaakov Avinu/Yosef Hatzadik, to look out for the character of the future redeamer from Mitzrayim (i.e. Moshe Rabeinu)? Were we told by Moshe Rabeinu what to look our for the character of the future Melech (i.e. DOvid Hamelech) that will bring about the fullfilment of the Torah and Mitzvos (which wasnt realized in Moshes times, only in the future - in Eretz Yisroel under a Melech etc.) ?

    Why when it gets to Moshiach does Torah (the Rambam) tell us specifically his qualities? 

    For what purpose?

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      Sarah Goldberg -3 years ago

      Not to err?

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    • Anonymous -2 years ago

      For Moshe Rabbeinu, there was a sign - פקד פקדתי. However, we have no idea who, what, when, Moshiach is supposed to be without the Rambam, especially as any sign would probably have been lost over 2000 years of exile. For Dovid Hamelech, there was no need, as:

      a. There was a Navi there, so we didn't need a sign to annoint him as king.

      b. He wasn't a real 'redeemer', and it wasn't such a level of criteria as Moshiach would need.

      Therefore, in order for us to know who Moshiach is, when he comes right now, we have to be able to know who he'll be, and we can't really rely on prophecy, as we aren't sure who is legally considered and who isn't; if there even exists the prophecy now, etc.

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    Sarah Goldberg -3 years ago

    We should be grateful to the Rambam, the only legal codifier

    Who included future halachos of Geula and Moshiach for giving us greater clarity and details so that we not only believe in a vague hazy future world, but gives us the details do we can have a  clearer picture 

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    Sarah Goldberg -3 years ago

    If there is a potential Moshiach in every generation

    And we believe in gilgul, reincarnation of neshomas, can it be that whoever is the potential Moshiach today, has been here before? That both the Rambam, the Rebbe and others have ALL been the same neshoma and ALL been potential Moshiach in his day? (And therefore the obvious affinity between the Rebbe and the Rambam?) 

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    Sara Metzger -3 years ago

    We need Moshaich

    To know that GD is real? Don't we believe that already? Don't we believe that yiddishkite is real? Isn't that why we do what we do?

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Likkutei Sichos - Rambam Hilchos Melachim #2

Rabbi YY Jacobson

  • May 9, 2021
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Dedicated by Yitzchak Shlomo in memory of Yeshayahu Yosef ben Yacov Leib on the occasion of his ninth yahrtzeit on the 12th of Sivan. May his neshama have an aliya and may he have much nachas from all his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

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