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Central to this belief is the conviction that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, is the awaited Messiah who is leading the Jewish people into the Messianic era. [2] [3] [4]: 24 [5] The concept of the messiah is a basic tenet of the Jewish religion.
The Messiah in Judaism (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, romanized: māšīaḥ) is a savior and liberator figure in Jewish eschatology who is believed to be the future redeemer of the Jews. The concept of messianism originated in Judaism, [1] [2] and in the Hebrew Bible a messiah is a king or High Priest of Israel traditionally anointed with holy ...
Messianic Jews adhere to conventional Christian beliefs, including the concept of salvation through faith in Jesus (referred to by the Hebrew-language name Yeshua among adherents) as the Jewish Messiah and Savior from sin, and the spiritual authority of the Bible (including the Old and New Testaments). [20] [21] [19] [22] [23]
Messianism is the belief in the advent of a messiah who acts as the savior of a group of people. [1] [2] Messianism originated as a Zoroastrian religious belief and followed to Abrahamic religions, [3] but other religions also have messianism-related concepts.
Jews for Jesus is a Messianic Jewish non-profit organization founded in 1973 which seeks to share its belief that Jesus is the promised Messiah of the Jewish people. David Brickner: San Francisco: Jewish University of Colorado (JUC) [6] 1980 The only messianic jewish university which is fully accredited and tuition-free.
Jewish eschatology is the area of Jewish theology concerned with events that will happen in the end of days and related concepts. This includes the ingathering of the exiled diaspora , the coming of the Jewish Messiah , the afterlife , and the resurrection of the dead .
Orthodox Jews believes that a future Jewish messiah (the Mashiach, "anointed one") will be a king who will rule the Jewish people independently and according to Jewish law. In a traditional view, the Messiah was understood to be a human descendant of King David (that is, of the Davidic line ).
Jewish universities and colleges in the U.S. include: American Jewish University, formerly University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute (merged), Los Angeles, California. Gratz College, Melrose Park, Pennsylvania; Florida Hebrew University, Aventura, Florida; Hebrew College, Newton Centre, Massachusetts