The Messiah and the Jews: Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief and Hope

"The conviction that the Messiah is coming is a promise of meaning. It is a source of consolation. It is a wellspring of creativity. It is a reconciliation between what is and what should be. And it is perhaps our most powerful statement of faith—in God, in humanity and in ourselves."—from Chapter 1, "The Messiah Is Coming!"

The coming of the Messiah—the p...