Maimonides writes that we should view the world as being equally balanced with positive and negative deeds. Any one deed can tip the global scale and bring the redemption.

We must jump at every mitzvah opportunity, for any mitzvah can be the one that will be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back and brings the Messianic Era.


Click here to learn about certain mitzvot whose observance has a special effect on hastening the Redemption. And here to learn about the special role that women have in bringing the Redemption.