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Was Bar Kochba a King?
Rabbi Mordechai Hakohen in his book "אישים ותקופות" (People and Eras), pg. 105-108, discusses this issue and concludes, based on various midrashim and aggadatot on Bar Kochva, together with ...
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Is there any evidence that Rabbi Akiva's students fought alongside Bar Kochba?
There's no known direct evidence that shows that the students of Rabbi Akiva fought in Bar Kochva's army. The meaning of the term "שמדא" in Iggeret Rav Shrirah Gaon is debatable, although ...
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Historical sources on Bar Kochba?
Talmud Yerushalmi , Taanit 4:5 (24a) and Midrash Rabba (Lamentations Rabba 2:5).
A link that I found https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Geiger/publication/310512261_The_Bar-...
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Historical sources on Bar Kochba?
A classic book on Bar Kochba is from famous Israeli archeologist Yigael Yadin:
Bar-Kokhba; the rediscovery of the legendary hero of the last Jewish revolt against Imperial Rome
but I also know of ...
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May one declare someone to be the messiah?
The Reason that the Rambam writes laws about it is in order to know who
Moshiach is during the time of exile (since after MOSHIACH comes it will be obvious who he is)
To answer your question simply-...
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