Messiah
Shabtai Zvi exhibition explores the false Messiah who mesmerized Jews across the world
A Jerusalem exhibition marking 400 years since Shabtai Zvi's birth explores how the false messiah captivated much of the Jewish world and why his legacy continues to fascinate.
The idol within: The false messiah arrives with a ring light - opinion
Asteroid the size of 38 Lubavitcher Rebbes to pass Earth on Chabad head's yahrzeit - NASA
The real secret to Chabad’s success, 32 years after the Rebbe’s passing - opinion
'The Struggle for Utopia': Abrahamic faiths surrounded by messianism - review
Far from being an irrelevancy, Dr. Arnold Slyper has shown convincingly that messianism is highly relevant to the Jewish world today.
Conspiracy theorists: 3 main signs the end of the world is approaching
Researchers in the field of conspiracy theories speculate the end of the world as three biblical events unfold in the Middle East.
'The Struggle for Utopia': How messianic forces drive global conflict - review
While the book provides an equally glorious and frightening picture of the messianic forces driving geopolitics and global conflict, it’s much more than a treatise on messianism.
‘The Messiah Confrontation’: A scientific look at messianism in Judaism - review
This book traces the appearance of the messianic idea from the prophet Isaiah to the Bar Kochbah revolt. It demonstrates the dramatic, many-sided and fascinating controversy about the messianic idea.
Jerusalem Syndrome: What is it and who is susceptible?
What is Jerusalem Syndrome? Can anyone fall prey to it? And what can be done to protect against it?
Zionists didn’t wait for the Messiah - opinion
To those who believed in waiting for the Messiah, they said we can return to Israel without a Messiah.
Israel's democracy is under threat from messianic forces in gov't
Benjamin Netanyahu has empowered messianic forces for whom the democratic Israel envisaged by the Zionist forefathers is anathema.
The future of Israel? A dream of peace in the Middle East
Somehow I knew the year was 2068, corresponding to the Hebrew year of 5828. The streets I walked down were familiar, but something was different.
Children in Houston sing religious anthem associated with Iranian regime
The song is primarily addressed to a messianic figure in Shi'ite belief, but it also addresses the supreme leader of Iran.
Breaking Israel's haredi autonomy via kosher phones - interview with Yoaz Hendel
How the Communications Minister became the unexpected leader of the fight for equality under law, and haredi society’s public enemy No. 1.