“The Rambam came from the house of Dovid and wished to be Moshiach. He therefore wrote a work of Halachic decisions encompassing even laws applicable only at the Redemption which would have been accepted by all.
A handwritten note from the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach from Pesach Sheni 5745 (1985) in response to a letter sent by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Wolfson, in which he quoted the Holy Ruzhiner (see Besuras Hageulah in this issue) who said that the Rambam saw himself as Moshiach .
How is it appropriate to include in the description of the Messianic Era the concept that “delicacies will be commonly available, like dust”? Delicacies are things that are connected with the body viewed in its most despicable capacity, “the skin of a snake”!
Why did the Rebbe want the study of Rambam to be promoted behind the Iron Curtain? What connection is there between the Rambam and the Alter Rebbe? * A compilation of insights and stories connected with the daily study of Rambam from the introduction to the book “Mishna Torah L’HaRambam.” * Presented for 20 Teives, the Rambam’s yahrtzait.
This past week world Jewry celebrated a special milestone. The “Global Campaign for the Study of Rambam” celebrated its 30th cycle of completing the Rambam. * Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Rosh Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, presents the story and history of the “Rambam Takana,” and the connection to Moshiach.
August 29, 2019