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What does modern Judaism teach about the coming Messiah? Do Jews still believe that a savior will come? What kind of savior will he be? What kind of salvation will he bring?
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Name : Tim, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 25, City : La Mirada, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Art Director, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The ‘party line’, in a nutshell, is that when G-d feels that the time is right, the Messiah will come and the world will enter a ‘messianic era’. That term, I think, is pretty much open to interpretation, but I believe that it means that whatever things are like now, they’re not going to stay the same. Some folks think that we should wait patiently for the time; others believe that we can hasten the time by actively behaving in a manner that G-d would approve of, and causing others to do so as well. One additional note; many believe that the Third Temple will not be built until this time, and that it will be built as a symbol of this messianic era.
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Name : Jesse-Nadel30790, Gender : M, Religion : Jewish, Age : 40, City : Herzliya, State : NA, Country : Israel, Occupation : engineer,Yes, Jews still believe (after all this time) that a saviour will come. We don’t have very much information, but believe he will be human, not supernatural or godlike in any way. A very good, learned person, but a person nevertheless. Judaism has always (even before Jesus) taught that the job of the messiah, called ‘moshiach’ (the annointed one) in Hebrew, will be to rebuild the Temple, reunify the Jewish people, and inspire the world to a life of godliness. ‘Salvation’ (not really a Jewish concept) will be, as it is now, through observance of the commandments, 613 of them for Jews, and the 7 ethical observances for non-Jews originally given to Noah. We do not expect that non-Jews will all of a sudden convert to Judaism, or that the messiah will preach to or specifically teach non-Jews at all (Jesus didn’t do this much, either). Non-Jews will be able to bring sacrifices to the restored Temple, just as they did previously, in the days when it still stood in Jerusalem. Other monotheistic religions (e.g. Islam and Christianity) have always been considered by Judaism to be valid paths to Heaven. The times of the messiah will be no exception to this.
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Name : Jfer P., Religion : Jewish, City : Toronto, State : NA, Country : Canada,Most religious Jews I know do believe that that Messiah will come. Exactly how it will be? Like most things that have to do with faith, the answer you get depends on who you ask. As a teen, I went to a public orthodox school in Israel. What we were taught was that every generation a man is born who is worthy of being the Messiah. He will come if:
* All people are sinners;
* All people are ‘saints’ (not the exact word. but I’m not sure what is the English word for tzadik); or,
* It is the time God has set in advance.
What kind of savior will he be? What kind of salvation will he bring? He will be a great human leader. A bringer of world wide peace and prosperity. That is the first stage. The second one is more spiritual, and I do not know much about what is supposed to be.
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Name : Shosh, Gender : F, Religion : Jewish, Age : 21, City : Tel Aviv, State : NA, Country : Israel, Social class : Middle class,As with many groups, who you talk to can generate a great variety of answers for the same question. So, here are a few comments/positions I have learned over the years: (1.) The Messiah may come when every Jew honors the Sabbath (I’m not sure if this requires that it be all on the same one, or just a Sabbath) in full – no work, no driving, fires, etc. The dead will be raised, everyone will be “carried” to the Holy Land and Judgement will commence. (2.) An era of total peace will follow the revelation of the Messiah, but I still don’t know where that leaves those who “failed” Judgement! (3.) The Messiah will be a descendant of King David and will be revealed and heralded by the prophet Elijah. Elijah is sort of given the status of not dead and not alive, carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, he can reappear on Earth as needed, to teach, rescue, reveal, etc.
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Name : Bacr23457, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 40's, City : Seymour, State : CT, Country : United States, Occupation : Sales/Religious school teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I don’t speak Hebrew, but I have been told that the best translation of ‘tzadik’ is ‘wise fool’ or ‘holy fool.’ So it’s someone who appears simple but is in direct contact with the holy, and functions as a conduit of holiness to the rest of the unconscious world, maybe without even knowing he’s doing it.
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Name : Emma R., Gender : F, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States,
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