Rabbi Blumenfeld: Jewish Mysticism

Join us Wednesday morning for Adult Education with…

Rabbi David Blumenfeld, Ph.D

“Messianism”

Many world religions express a hope in a future when a mysterious heroic figure will rescue the righteous, judge and defeat the wicked, and bring about a universal peace. Hinduism Krishna; Buddhism Maitreya; Islam Mahdi; Christianity Jesus. We will focus on Judaism’s belief in the Mashiach. What in our religion motivates such a powerful belief? Is it still relevant to us today? Discussion.