Videos about Moshiach and the Redemption

The messianic era is central to Jewish belief, but few people actually understand it. Here is what the Jewish texts have to say.

Rabbi Simon Jacobson dispels various popular misconceptions about Jewish belief in Moshiach and clarifies some of the basic ways in which the advent of the Messianic Era is brought about.

How the cumulative effect of our positive actions results in the perfect world of Moshiach.

Why did G-d create the world in such a way that we can only experience redemption after having first endured the hardships of exile?

Do we anticipate the coming of Moshiach just to make ourselves feel better, or to align ourselves with the true and ultimate purpose for which the world was created?

One of the foundations of our faith is the belief that Moshiach may arrive at any moment. How do we develop a feeling that Moshiach's coming is imminent?

The coming of Moshiach is the fulfillment of G-d's plan for creation that human beings enter an era in which they will all pursue the knowledge of G-d.

What is it that will come to an end in the future redemption, and what will existence be like?

In this three-part class, we are introduced to some of the basic concepts entailed in the Jewish belief in Messianic redemption. This series deals with 1) the redemption itself, 2) the era of resurrection of the dead and finally 3) what the world will be like after the resurrection.

Ari 's latest develpment is in communications technology, enabling communication with the past. It takes someone from the past to tell you where you're headed in the present.

Join Michael Chighel for tasty and engaging café conversations on various topics related to Moshiach and the future redemption.

An in-depth analysis of a puzzling Talmudic passage which foretells that Moshiach will be a king and that his ancestor David will be his viceroy.

When will the Jew’s hopes and dreams be realized?

What does an authentic experience mean to you? What parts of your life are “plastic simulations”?

Learning a fundamental sicha of the Rebbe on the state of the world in the times of Moshiach, which reconciles conflicting sources on whether there will be changes to the natural order of the world—according to Rambam. (Likutei Sichos vol. 27, Bechukosai)

The coming of Moshiach is a central belief in Judaism and is one of the thirteen principles of faith enumerated by Maimonides. Other fundamental principles like the belief in G-d and the divinity of Torah are more obvious, but how does Moshiach serve as a foundation to all of Judaism?

Once the Messianic Era begins — world peace, universal enlightenment, an end to suffering and eternal life — one would assume that having accomplished his mission the Moshiach's central role would no longer be required. Yet this is not the case, to the contrary! In clarifying this mystery, this class will present an overview of G-d's objective in creation as revealed by the Sages over the millennia and how our understanding of His purpose undergoes an evolving ever-deepening appreciation, layer beneath layer, until the final curtain on G-d's very Essence is drawn. (This class is in honor of the Rebbe's 20th Yahrtzeit anniversary)

Everything can teach us a lesson on how to serve G-d better. The same is true about something that happened during one of the Apollo Mission landings

In this final class in a six-part series, we reach the culminating and most essential concept of Jewish belief—the belief in the perfection of this world. What is universal redemption? How does it come about? How is it connected to—and the fulfillment of—all of the other concepts we have learned about so far?

Why building a Temple on the Temple Mount is by necessity the first stage in making the world a G-dly place. (A Tisha B'Av study, based on the Rebbe's discourse Gadol Yihyeh K'vod Habayis Hazeh, 5722.)

What is a Moshiach state of consciousness, as we endeavor to view everything through the lens of Geulah (Redemption) and rise beyond our exilic state? (This class is from a Neshei Chabad webcast on learning about Geulah)

Before the siege of Jerusalem, G-d commanded the prophet Ezekiel to place an iron pot around a brick symbolizing the city's siege. (Ezekiel 4:3) Iron can be a metaphor for the grave character defect of rigidity or for the deep inner strength of the Jewish people that leads to Redemption.