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Berel Solomon interviews Rabbi YY Jacobson on the emotional search for the Jewish Messiah.
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There is something that can happen in the world that will justify for us 2,000 years of torment? Is there even any great goodness that can happen in the world that will justify the death of one child? The death of one innocent person? The torture of one Jewish woman or man? I don't know of something like that. What? Endless money? Endless food? No shortage crisis? Tell me what exactly can happen in our world that you and I discuss Messiah. I've heard many of your classes and let's just jump right into it because I'm starving for your knowledge. As they say my circles, we want Messiah now. So, let's not delay. Let's let's get into it. So, it seems that whenever the idea of Messiah is brought up, it's almost like taboo. And I see people's eyes start to wander as soon as that subject comes up. Why is the idea of Messiah something that is not automatically accepted or even understood for that matter within the Jewish world? >> It's a great question. I think there's probably a few factors that I'm aware of. There may be more, of course. One issue is the trauma and length of the Jewish exile. The Jewish people have been expelled from Israel 2,000 years ago with the destruction of the second temple, scattered all over the world, and have suffered significantly and acutely for two millennia. And people are afraid of being disappointed. You talk about Messiah, we're going to be redeemed today, tomorrow, next week. Leave me alone. I'm trying to build my life. It's like somebody who's in a very difficult situation. They don't want to be let down again and again and again. So, let's just stick to our comfort zones. Even if it's not perfect, but it's predictable.
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- 0:00There is something that can happen in the world that will justify for us 2,000 years…
- 5:04suspicious of anybody or anything that just spoke about things that can trigger too much imagination,…
- 10:10Jewish law views this. Maimonides gives us criteria. How do we know? And he says, "If…
- 15:16feet. I am saying I'm not that person. I'm just another guy, you know, on my…
- 19:51become your most creative version of yourself. Because what does creative mean? Creative means you're connected…
- 24:57I'm talking about the successful ones among us, right? Actually, the ones who live in shrama…
- 30:06escapism, insecurity but coming from the innermost space of a soul that's simply in touch with…
- 34:42"Everything I have tried to do was in vain." You ever heard an 89-year-old man with…
- 39:50is that the whole world experiences it. This is a very, very powerful idea. And the…
- 44:57But but deep down, you know, I got to run to the bank. You know, deep…
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