messiah Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/messiah/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:22:36 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Is the Messiah simply a nice dream or will it really happen? https://www.jwire.com.au/is-the-messiah-simply-a-nice-dream-or-will-it-really-happen/ https://www.jwire.com.au/is-the-messiah-simply-a-nice-dream-or-will-it-really-happen/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:22:36 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149666 Ask the rabbi. MASHI’ACH – DREAM OR REALITY? Q. Is the Messiah simply a nice dream or will it really happen? A. The word “Mashi’ach” means “anointed”. Biblical kings were anointed. They formed a dynasty with David as their ancestor and role model. Messiah was a king descended from David and fulfilled the role of […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/is-the-messiah-simply-a-nice-dream-or-will-it-really-happen/feed/ 1 149666 The skeptic and the messiah…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf https://www.jwire.com.au/skeptic-messiah-writes-rabbi-laibl-wolf/ https://www.jwire.com.au/skeptic-messiah-writes-rabbi-laibl-wolf/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:52:35 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=47269 So you want to ‘grow up’ and become a prophet?

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