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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah Herzl ben Farcha the bus driver stabbed in yesterday’s terrorist attack and all of the injured. May Hashem shower them with a refuah shleimah refuat hanefesh v’refuat haguf among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
Twelfth Principle of Emuna according to the Rambam ztk’l:
Mashiach ben Dovid can come at any time and he will be a greater king than any other human king.
The Chatam Sofer ztk’l teaches what is already clear to many of us – the galut will not carry on forever. This is one of the basic principles, without it the Torah cannot stand. Why? Judaism is based on a loving close relationship between the Jewish people and Hashem; Mashiach reflects this bond.
Mashiach embodies the concept of time where reward and punishment will be openly revealed. The Midrash in Parshat Bamidbar writes that a Divine voice will echo from the hilltops at the time when Mashiach arrives and announce, “Whoever acted for G-d, let him come and receive his reward.” We are in this world to develop a close knit bond with our Creator; that is the most profound reward we can ever ask for. Mashiach will perform wondrous miracles in the merit of the Jewish people. At this time all will witness Hashem’s love for the Jewish nation.
Moshiach will be a man who possesses extraordinary qualities. He will be proficient in both the written and oral Torah traditions. He will incessantly campaign for Torah observance among Jews, and observance of the seven universal Noahide laws by non-Jews. He will be scrupulously observant, and encourage the highest standards from others. He will defend religious principles and repair breaches in their observance. Above all, Moshiach will be heralded as a true Jewish king, a person who leads the way in the service of G‑d, totally humble yet enormously inspiring.
