What do you mean, “I have no idea”? What does the Rabbi know about what is written in the Torah and what the Sages said about the redemption, and what does the Rabbi think about it?

What’s unclear about the words “I have no idea”? It seems to me they have a pretty unambiguous meaning in our language.

If the Rabbi could expand a bit on this topic: is there a basis for believing in one of the principles of faith, the coming of the Messiah, and what were the Rabbi’s reasons for believing or not believing in the coming of the Messiah when the Rabbi dealt with this topic?

Yossi, maybe a quote from Maimonides in the Mishneh Torah will help:
“A person should never occupy himself with aggadic literature, nor dwell at length on midrashim stated regarding these matters and the like, nor make them fundamental, for they lead neither to love nor to fear. And one should not calculate the end-times; the Sages said: May the spirit of those who calculate the end-times expire. Rather, one should wait and believe in the matter in general, as we have explained.”

Who is talking about dwelling at length? The Rabbi doesn’t believe in the coming of the Messiah; the question is how he reached that conclusion.

Yossi, how do you know that I don’t believe? In the question you ask for my opinion, and now you’re also answering? And anyway, you asked about boredom and now you’ve moved on to theology?
There is a tradition that the Messiah is supposed to arrive, but it isn’t clear to me whether it is based on information given at Sinai or in prophecy, or on an interpretation of prophecies (which, as is well known, can be interpreted in different ways), or perhaps on wishful thinking (which underlies a certain interpretation). Beyond that, I have no idea what is supposed to happen when he comes, although it seems that you have more solid information on the subject.

If I ask a person whether he believes in God and he answers that he has no idea, then he does not believe in God. That is, he doesn’t think there isn’t, but he has no knowledge that there is, and therefore he does not believe—not in the sense of denial, but in the sense that he lacks the knowledge, and therefore he does not believe. I didn’t ask about boredom, I only commented. Thanks for the answer; the topic is interesting. The question is how much importance the Rabbi gives this topic, and maybe the Rabbi can elaborate a bit more on occasion. In any case, it’s not urgent—there’s still time until Yinnon comes.

Yossi, it’s really a good question why this belief is so critical. I can observe Jewish law even without this belief, so it’s clear to me what is so critical about it.

According to Maimonides, the Sages long for the Messiah because then they will be able to occupy themselves with knowledge of God without disturbances. I don’t think people really think about that very much. If you ask an average person why he awaits the Messiah, I don’t think you’ll find an answer along the lines of “because then justice will rule the world,” but rather “because then it will be fun.” So even among those who declare that they believe in the coming of the Messiah, it has no religious value at all, only a secular existential need.

Very little importance.