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.

Excerpt from Shabtai Zvi Drawing Series, from the early 1930s, by Jewish German expressionist artist Rosy Lilienfeld, murdered in Auschwitz in 1942.
An illustrative image of a ring light with a smartphone.

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An illustrative image of an asteroid orbiting the Earth.

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RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON of Lubavitch at a Lag Ba’omer parade in Brooklyn, 1987.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is like an Israeli false messiah - Minister Hendel

Yoaz Hendel on Benjamin Netanyahu: "What I see is a kind of Shabtai Zvi, where people think whatever he says is the truth."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touches the stones of the Western Wall

On This Day: 230 years since Jewish messiah claimant Jacob Frank's death

Jacob Frank claimed to be the reincarnation of Shabtai Zvi, advocated the transgression of Jewish law, especially sexual prohibitions, and led thousands to convert to Catholicism.

 Jacob Frank, the Jewish messianic claimant (illustrative).

The moshiach dance

Naturally, then came the articulated hope that “we celebrate only simchas together.” And, finally, the almost reflexive call for – perhaps, urgent anticipation of – the arrival of the messiah.

THE TORAH takes center stage on Shavuot.

A new vision of Isaiah’s prophecy

A new translation and commentary on Isaiah shifts focus from turbulent struggles of empires to conquer to why Israel was reestablished, and its future.

Israel Rosenberg at the Western Wall

God TV CEO wants Jews to ‘reexamine claim Yeshua is Messiah’

Ward Simpson says he is Jewish and asserts that God TV’s Hebrew-language Shelanu TV channel will ‘absolutely… proclaim the Good News that Yeshua is the Messiah of Israel.

Penitents place a statue of Jesus Christ on top of a float during the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain

Controversial 'Bible codes' rabbi predicts Iran to attack Israel this year

Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson, who has written more than 30 books, made a video in which he uses Bible codes to back his prediction that within the year Iran will attack Israel.

Iranian armed forces members march during the ceremony of the National Army Day parade in TeIranian armed forces members march during the ceremony of the National Army Day parade in Tehran, Iran September 22, 2019hran, Iran September 22, 2019