Rav Shimon Kessin
Moshiach ben Yosef and Amalek
For the past few weeks, even though I have been out of the blogging mode of Moshiach ben Yosef, I have not been completely inactive. I started to tell my son a very long night time story. We call it the Torah story. I started from the beginning with Adam Harishon and spoke through a…
Read MoreUnderstanding Moshiach – part 3
I have recorded a third episode of the Moshiach podcast. Again, there is a lot of new material that has not been posted here from the Kessin brothers and running time is about a half hour. Here’s the description from Itunes: In this podcast we continue to explore the Jewish nation’s role in bringing the…
Read MoreDeath of Moshiach ben Yosef
The death of Moshiach ben Yosef is a very interesting topic, and needs explanation and discussion. The only time that Moshiach ben Yosef is mentioned in the Gemara is in Succah daf 52A. There the Gemara brings the passuk in Zechariah (12) which speaks of a great eulogy which will take place in the times…
Read MoreHow will we know it is him?
In continuing with some thoughts from the previous post about Moshiach ben Yosef, one of the interesting issues that confronts us is the question, How will we know it is Moshiach? Will it be obvious? Will we know it instinctively? Will he be accepted by all Jews and the entire world? Rav Shimon Kessin speaks…
Read MoreMoshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach
Recently, I have been listening to an unbelievable series of Hashkafa tapes from Rav Shimon Kessin. There are some wonderful ideas that I wanted to share that pertain to Moshiach. We all know that we are waiting for Moshiach, but what is this business of two Moshiachs? We have Moshiach ben Yosef and Moshiach ben…
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