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T'sha B'Av, Rabbi Akivah, and Yeshua haNotzree.

7/16/2013

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Tisha B'Av marks many tragedies in Jewish History. One of those tragedies is the defeat of the second century Jewish rebellion under Bar Kochbah, the Messiah sponsored by Rabbi Akivah.

Rabbi Akiva was a man of exeptional excelence and love for the Torah. Many wonder today,"How is it that this great wise Rabbi made such a mistake in declaring Bar Kochbah as Messiah, thus infusing clout in the Jewish rebellion, which eventually caused the closing down of the Jewish nation for 2,000 years?"

Did the Rabbi really make a mistake?

In Jewish understanding, any would-be Messiah has certain things to accomplish. 1: The return from diaspora; 2: The rebuilding of the Temple; 3: the return of Israel into independance; 4: Israel playing a vital role in the world. According to Jewish understanding, any time, anytime we suspect that a man seems to accomplish these goals, we are supposed to get behind him. If in the end the suspected 'mashiach' dies without finishsiung the missions, he was not the Messiah and we continue waiting for another. This was the case about Bar-Kochbah.

To get behind such a person is a question of obedience. Cynicism is out biggest enemy. We must always have faith. According to this viewpoint, Rabbi Akivah did not make the mistake of a would-be false prophet. If anything, he is guilty of hope. All a mistake proves is that someone stopped talking long enough and did something for a change.

I am also guilty of hope. As the patriarchs of old, I have learned to hope against all hope, and I am always ready to spek of the hope which is within me.

 According to this concept, as per Judaism I am forced to get behind who I think is the Mashiach of Israel. Oh yes, he died, but there is witness of resurrection. , and I believe that the work he started, which is the mission of regathering diasporatic Israel, of rebuilding the Temple, of re-establishing Israel as an independent country playing a vital role in the world, he is returning to finish it. 

May it be soon Hashem, even in our days!
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Tesha b'Av: Jewish Messianic thoughts from the editor of the Chabad online magazine 

7/15/2013

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Dear Friend,

Lions are among the most powerful and majestic creatures out there. Since ancient times, the lion has been depicted as the king of beasts. Unfortunately, lions also like to sleep a lot—twenty hours a day on average. I say unfortunate, because this week we celebrate the saddest day on the Jewish calendar: the ninth of Av.

Ever since the spies brought back their slanderous reports to our ancestors in the desert, and our nation was condemned to wander for the next forty years, the ninth of Av has been marked for tragedy. It is the day on which both the first and second Temples were destroyed, the inhabitants of the great Jewish city of Beitar were massacred, and even the expulsion of the Jews from Spain concluded on this tragic day . . .

But within tragedy there is hope. Regarding this day, the Midrash says, "The lion [Nebuchadnezzar] came, under the constellation of the lion [the month of Av], and destroyed the lion [Holy Temple], in order that the Lion [G‑d] shall come, under the constellation of the lion, and build the lion."

During our long and harsh exile, the awaited Lion appears asleep. But looks can be deceiving. As some have learned the hard way, lions are never truly asleep. They keep one eye open, ready to be aroused by the slightest scent or movement.

So, let us join together and finally arouse the sleeping Lion through our mitzvahs, meriting the fulfillment of the prophecy "I shall transform their mourning day to joy."

Yehuda Shurpin,
on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team


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