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redemption?

שו”תredemption?
asked 7 years ago

Does the rabbi think there will be a third temple and the redemption will come? On the surface, that sounds nice and all, but what will we do the day after the redemption? Life sounds pretty boring.

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מיכי Staff answered 7 years ago

I have no idea. I don’t see why it would be more boring than today.

יוסי replied 7 years ago

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 redemption, and what does the Rabbi think about it?

מיכי Staff replied 7 years ago

What is unclear about the words "I have no idea"? It seems to me that they have an unambiguous meaning in our language.

יוסי replied 7 years ago

If the Rabbi could expand a little on the issue of whether there is a basis for belief in one of the tenets of faith in 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 issue?

שי זילברשטיין replied 6 years ago

Yossi, perhaps a quote from the Rambam in the Mishneh Torah will help:
” And a person should never engage in the words of the Haggadah, nor should he dwell on the words of the midrashim that are said on these matters and the like; nor should he dwell on the essence–that does not lead to either love or fear. And he should not calculate to the extreme; the Sages said, the wisdom of those who calculate to the extreme is foolish. Rather, he should wait and believe in the whole matter, as we have explained.”

יוסי replied 6 years ago

Who is talking about extending? The rabbi does not believe in the coming of the Messiah. The question is how he came to this conclusion.

מיכי Staff replied 6 years ago

Yossi, how do you know I don't believe? You ask the question, in my opinion, and now you're also answering it? And in general, you asked about boredom and now you've moved on to theology?
There is a tradition that the Messiah is supposed to come, but it's not clear to me whether it is based on information given at Sinai or in prophecy or on the interpretation of prophecies (which, as we know, can be interpreted in different ways), or on the desires of the heart (which base a particular interpretation). Beyond that, I have no idea what is supposed to happen when he comes, although it seems like you have more solid information on the subject.

יוסי replied 6 years ago

If I ask a person if he believes in it and he answers that he has no idea, he does not believe in it. He does not think that there is none, but he does not know that there is, and therefore he does not believe, not in the sense of negation, but in the sense that he lacks the knowledge, and in any case he does not believe. I did not ask about boredom, I just responded, thank you for the answer. The subject is interesting. The question is how much importance the Rabbi gives to the issue, and perhaps the Rabbi can, on the occasion, elaborate a little more on what is true. It is not burning. There is time until Yinon comes.

שי זילברשטיין replied 6 years ago

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

According to Maimonides, the sages desire the Messiah because then they will be able to engage in the thought of God without interruptions, I don't think people think about it that much. If you ask an ordinary person why they expect the Messiah, I don't think you will find an answer along the lines of "because then justice will reign in the world", but rather "because then it will be fun". So even those who declare that they believe in the coming of the Messiah have no religious value, but rather a secular existential need.

מיכי Staff replied 6 years ago

Very little importance.

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