Welcome to the Geulah (Redemption) Home Page:
By Dr. Haim Hermon
Redemption [Geulah] is not a single event at some point in History. Rather, it is an ongoing process that began not only with the creation of the world, but even before, in the Mind of Hashem, or what we call the G-dly Plan.
Geulah will come when Hashem reddems the Jewish people and, in the process of doing so, redeems the whole world. This will lead to the type of world that has been promised to us: a world brimming with peace and without evil; a world governed by truth, honesty and righteousness;
There are two types of Geulah. The first started at a time during which we are witnesses to the conquest of the land of Israel, the ingathering of the exiles, the rebuilding of Jerusalem, the removal of the spirit of tumah and impurity from the land and people, the large scale cultivation of the land, etc.
As for the second Geulah (in the time of Mashiach ben David), there will be great wars on both in the physical and metaphysical planes between the Jews and other nations, as well as internally between Jews and "Jews" who are part of the Erev Rav (the "Mixed multitude").
the Dispute Between Rabi Akiva and Rabi Elazar ben Azariah
According to Rabi Elazar be Azariah, Geulah is a purely miraculous process. We define an event as an authentic Geulah experience according to this view only if a miracle such as night being transformed into day occurs. Rabi Akiva, on the other hand, believes that the process of Geulah can also be a natural one and night does not have to turn into day in order to define a process as being Geulah.
A most important ramification of the Rabi Akiva - Rabi Elazar ben Azariah dispute is how one evaluates Medinat Yisrael as it currently functions. Rabi Elazar ben Azariah would not consider it a manifestation of Geulah since no overt miracles have occurred. Rabi Akiva, though, would likely see it as having potential to develop into Yemot Hamashiach even though no open miracles have occurred.
The Rambam (Hilchot Melachim 11:1) believes that the third Beit Hamikdash will be built by human hands.
According to Rav Kook, this new national renaissance "Zionism" is an expression of the beginning of the Geulah process
Geulah will come when Hashem reddems the Jewish people and, in the process of doing so, redeems the whole world. This will lead to the type of world that has been promised to us: a world brimming with peace and without evil; a world governed by truth, honesty and righteousness;
There are two types of Geulah. The first started at a time during which we are witnesses to the conquest of the land of Israel, the ingathering of the exiles, the rebuilding of Jerusalem, the removal of the spirit of tumah and impurity from the land and people, the large scale cultivation of the land, etc.
As for the second Geulah (in the time of Mashiach ben David), there will be great wars on both in the physical and metaphysical planes between the Jews and other nations, as well as internally between Jews and "Jews" who are part of the Erev Rav (the "Mixed multitude").
the Dispute Between Rabi Akiva and Rabi Elazar ben Azariah
According to Rabi Elazar be Azariah, Geulah is a purely miraculous process. We define an event as an authentic Geulah experience according to this view only if a miracle such as night being transformed into day occurs. Rabi Akiva, on the other hand, believes that the process of Geulah can also be a natural one and night does not have to turn into day in order to define a process as being Geulah.
A most important ramification of the Rabi Akiva - Rabi Elazar ben Azariah dispute is how one evaluates Medinat Yisrael as it currently functions. Rabi Elazar ben Azariah would not consider it a manifestation of Geulah since no overt miracles have occurred. Rabi Akiva, though, would likely see it as having potential to develop into Yemot Hamashiach even though no open miracles have occurred.
The Rambam (Hilchot Melachim 11:1) believes that the third Beit Hamikdash will be built by human hands.
According to Rav Kook, this new national renaissance "Zionism" is an expression of the beginning of the Geulah process
more about Geulah
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www.moshiach.com/questions/topten/when_will_moshiach_come.php
Abstract in English
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