Questions & Answers about Moshiach and the Redemption

Why do you bother getting out of bed in the morning?

What does the word "Moshiach" mean? When will Moshiach come? What exactly will happen when Moshiach comes?

Is it true that he shall suddenly appear on a main street in Jerusalem, a poor old man spewing forth wisdom and declaring the time of redemption has arrived? If so, why will they not lock him up?

From what I've read, it seems like we will automatically do the right thing. And without any decisions to make, won't life be pretty boring?

You're always talking about how the world is ready and prepared for the Age of Moshiach. I don't see it. It looks like a pretty awful world to me...

Here’s one I always wanted to know: What if you’re living in Jerusalem? Do you say the prayer/wish, “Next year in Jerusalem!” or just leave that line out?

The mortgage broker is an impartial intermediary between the lender and the borrower. Moshiach plays a not-so-different role...

Six days a week we work, and on the Shabbat we rest and enjoy the fruits of our labor; the same is true with millenniums...

The fighting and unrest is because every entity feels itself to be a distinct identity, at odds with everything else which might impede its own desires or needs...

Maimonides contends that the ultimate reward for our good deeds will be in the spiritual Gan Eden ("Paradise"), to be experienced by souls alone. Nachmanides strongly disagrees...