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Waiting for the Messiah: Stories to Inspire Jews with Hope »

Authors: Mordechai Staiman
ISBN-13: 9781568219868, ISBN-10: 1568219865
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: April 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Mordechai Staiman

Book Synopsis

The coming of the Messiah (Moshiach, in Hebrew) is a basic tenet of Judaism and one of the thirteen principles of faith as stated by Maimonides. In this unique book, Mordechai Staiman brings together a wide array of colorful narratives, legends, and myths relating to the Messiah. He also provides a brief explanation of Messianic theology in Judaism and a record of important figures who have played a role in the ongoing story of the Messiah throughout the ages.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
	Stories of the Exile	13
1	Today	15
2	Menachem the Comforter	20
3	When the Stork Benshed Gomel	25
4	Son of a Star - or Son of a Liar?	28
5	The Prince of Sand	35
6	Now Bring Me a Minstrel	41
7	The Ari from the "Old of Days"	43
8	The Golem Speaks Out	51
9	Sometimes the Answer Is No	59
10	Overcoming the Messiah	72
11	The Big Surprise	74
12	The Spiritual Aristocrat	78
13	In Praise of the Frog's Song	86
14	Inside the Messiah's Chamber	93
15	The Man Who Came to Dinner	100
16	God's Everything	104
17	They Might Have Been Rabbi and Rebbitzin Messiah	111
18	The Sparks That Were Redeemed	127
19	5999	130
20	Noah without an Ark	132
21	Dawn of the Coming World	140
	Stories of the Coming World	147
1	"Here I Stand!"	149
2	An Answer to the People's Prayer	156
3	Everything Ends in a Song	162
4	He Sang It His Way	168
5	The Mountain Jews	180
6	Living on the Fringe	190
7	Oracle of the World	195
8	A Basketful of Miracles	205
9	"Extra, Extra - Get Your Morning Paper!"	208
10	The Mitzvah	210
App. A	Other Potential Messiahs of Their Generation	214
App. B	The Hall of Shameful Messiahs (listing of false Messiahs, including Shabbetai Tzvi and Jacob Frank)	227
App. C	Outstanding Torah Personalities, Talmudic Sages, Rabbis, and Chassidic Rebbes Mentioned in This Book	239
App. D	A Chronology of Events of the Rebbe of Lubavitch	244
	Glossary	251
	Index	265