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Jul 26, 2018
Mashiach was born
Here is an interesting report from the Daily Star out of England.
To excerpt:
Rav Chaim Kanievsky is known as someone highly focused on Mashiach's arrival, and he has made quite a few statements in the past about the imminent arrival of Mashiach.
What is particularly interesting about this one is that it was first reported in the Daily Star out of England. The Haredi websites referencing the statement by Rav Kanievsky all do so quoting the Daily Star. Weird that the Daily Star ran this quote from him before Kikar and Actualic and that the local sites that keep an eye on everything Rav Kanievsky says or does had to hear it from the Daily Star...
The added information in this announcement, over other similar statements in the past, is that Mashiach was born this past Shabbos. First, if any of you are invited to a Shabbos bris this week, make note of anything unusual and extraordinary. This baby whose bris you will be at might very well be Mashiach. Second, "any moment" in this context means Mashiach will be a baby. Will the world really follow a toddler, or a baby, claiming to be Mashiach? Maybe "any moment" can be 20 or 50 years, especially compared to the perspective of 2000 years of waiting for Mashiach.
The last point is that I am almost ashamed that Rav Kanievsky's name and image had to grace the pages of the Daily Star, considering the other types of drivel and images posted there. I am not quite sure that such a report in the Daily Star increases either the glory of Rav Kanievsky or the glory of God.
To excerpt:
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the world’s leading Jewish scholars, revealed he believes the Jewish saviour was born this Saturday.
The 90-year-old predicted the world on the cusp entering the Messianic Age.
[....]
Kanievsky said he believes the current age of “hatred for those who learn the Bible” fits with prophecy about the Messiah
He added the “signs of redemption” are starting to appear – comparing the current age to the “sunrise”.
Rabbi Kanievsky said: "This generation displays absolute hatred for those who learn the Bible, especially in recent years.
"We are seeing all of the conditions described in the Talmud appear before us.
"It is for this reason that we anticipate the appearance of the Messiah at any moment, God-willing”.
He added he believed the Messiah was born this Saturday based on his reading of ancient texts – as it was the Jewish festival Tisha B’Av.
Rav Chaim Kanievsky is known as someone highly focused on Mashiach's arrival, and he has made quite a few statements in the past about the imminent arrival of Mashiach.
What is particularly interesting about this one is that it was first reported in the Daily Star out of England. The Haredi websites referencing the statement by Rav Kanievsky all do so quoting the Daily Star. Weird that the Daily Star ran this quote from him before Kikar and Actualic and that the local sites that keep an eye on everything Rav Kanievsky says or does had to hear it from the Daily Star...
The added information in this announcement, over other similar statements in the past, is that Mashiach was born this past Shabbos. First, if any of you are invited to a Shabbos bris this week, make note of anything unusual and extraordinary. This baby whose bris you will be at might very well be Mashiach. Second, "any moment" in this context means Mashiach will be a baby. Will the world really follow a toddler, or a baby, claiming to be Mashiach? Maybe "any moment" can be 20 or 50 years, especially compared to the perspective of 2000 years of waiting for Mashiach.
The last point is that I am almost ashamed that Rav Kanievsky's name and image had to grace the pages of the Daily Star, considering the other types of drivel and images posted there. I am not quite sure that such a report in the Daily Star increases either the glory of Rav Kanievsky or the glory of God.
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Don't think he actually meant he was born this past Shabbos, but that maybe the true descendant of Dovid learned that he is the Moshiach and will be revealed as soon as he gets the go ahead. But, does the Rabbi mean Moshiach Ben Yosef or MBD?
ReplyDeleteYou are very correct! Also MBY or MBD? That is a suprise. ;)
DeleteIt is clearly a misquote from the Rav's words.
ReplyDeleteBased on the text of the article on Kikar (not the title which is also a misquote...) the Rav said only that Moshiach is born on Tisha B'Av and that in every generation a potential Moshiach born on a Tisha B'Av lives. Sadly, that's been the case for centuries...
British tabloids just make things up.
ReplyDeleteUse of the phrase "learn the Bible" is a dead giveaway.