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Moshiach (Messiah) lit. "annointed one". The final redeemer of the Jewish people from exile. Prophesied in Tanach, he will be a righteous human king descended patrilineally from King David. Identity still unknown, check back later.
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Does the resurrection of the dead have to begin by the year 5790
Many years ago, a friend told me how a classmate of his in a traditionalist yeshiva had told him that if he would be alive in the year 6,000 and the Messiah would not have come, he would …
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How do I get myself to yearn for moshiach if I'm comfortable in the diaspora?
This sad state of affairs, shows little sign of reversing itself and in addition to the particular groups which follow such methodologies personally helps me yearn for the Messiah. …
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What will happen to all other religions places of worship and scripture when moshiach comes
I will answer this question with sources besides for Tanach. If you would prefer different sources, please clarify.
The Talmud (Megillah 6b) expounds the verse in Zechariah (9:7):
וַהֲסִרֹתִי דָמ …
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So what happens to Judaism if Moshiach doesn't come by the year 6000?
Many years ago, a friend told me how a classmate of his in a traditionalist yeshiva had told him that if he would be alive in the year 6,000 and the Messiah would not have come, he would …
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Making an exact date for the arrival of Moshiach
Rather one should wait and believe in the general idea [of the messiah]. …
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Why Wait for Moshiach according to the Rambam
Rambam himself states why great Jews wait for mashiach, in Hilkhot Melakhim (12:7):
לא נתאוו הנביאים והחכמים ימות המשיח--לא כדי שישלטו על כל העולם, ולא כדי שירדו בגויים, ולא כדי שינשאו אותם העמים, …
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Why is Moshiach a “fundamental belief” (iqar)?
According to the Hattam Soffer (Responsa vol II YD 356) it is not, to use the OP's words "part of Judaism’s foundations", but rather, is "one of its consequences":
אך א"א לי בשום אופן להאמין שיהי' …
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What does Mishneh Torah mean when it says all books of Prophets and Writings will be anuled ...
The source for this is Resh Lakish, quoted in yerushalmi megilah 1:5.
R. Qafih explains that Rambam understands that passage to mean that the suffering and troubles recounted in the prophets will bec …
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Are professor Daniel Boyarin's writings about the messiah supported in traditional Jewish so...
Akiva, that the seat is for Messiah, there is no evidence at all, that Messiah or God are physical; just that there is a seat reserved for the Messiah. It could easily be suggested that R. … Akiva was actually in some way equating God and the Messiah. …
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Does Moshiach bear our sins, in any sense?
Margolis: 528):
משיח סובל עונות ישראל וגם הצדיקים גמורים סובלים יסורים עבור ישראל
The messiah bears the sins of Isreal and also completely righteous people suffer afflictions on behalf of Israel …
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