Messianic Judaism’s new interfaith push in Beverly Hills

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on August 1, 2012

Since it opened in 2011, the Interfaith Center of Beverly Hills has been sitting mostly empty.

Is Harry Potter the Jewish idea of the messiah?

By Danielle Berrin
Published on July 21, 2011

Even Muslims think Obama is the messiah

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on February 5, 2009

Messianic truth in advertising

Published on June 26, 2008

Myers and the messianic movement are trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the Israeli public

David: Great Leader or Damaged Hero?

By Mihal Lemberger
Published on September 22, 2005

"The Life of David" by Robert Pinsky (Schocken Books, $19.95).

Every morning, pious Jews pray to God that "the offspring of Your servant David may speedily flourish ... for we hope for your salvation all day long."

The hope of future redemption and a return to ancient glory has long been a staple of Jewish life, based upon God's promise to David that "your house and your kingship shall ever be secure before you; your throne shall be established forever."

Longing for the Messiah

By Rabbi Eli Spitz
Published on April 1, 2004

When we open our doors at the seder and invite Elijah the Prophet to sip the glass of wine that we have designated for him, we express our longing for

the Messiah. Elijah, in our tradition, will herald the arrival of a ruler who will enable a world of peace. The message of the seder is of hope: God, the Creator, entered history to free us from bondage, providing reason to believe that God will re-enter history to facilitate the final redemption.

Why Jews Don’t Accept Jesus

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on January 9, 2003

Why don't Jews accept Jesus as the Messiah or son of God?

Growing up in Philadelphia, I attended Akiba Hebrew Academy, a private Jewish school. In 11th grade, a Southern Baptist preacher came to speak to our class. He looked around the room, and with a kindly smile said, "You seem like nice boys and girls. But I must tell you that unless you change your ways, you are all going to hell." I admired his honesty, but not his theology. I spent the next hour trying to think of a question that would stump him. As the class was ending, I raised my hand.