[I]n the “very interesting” category comes this video concerning the famous Jewish Rabbi, Yitzchak Kaduri. It is told that the Lubavitcher Rebbe foretold that Rabbi Kaduri would witness the coming of the Messiah. That got my attention, because quotes from the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson) comprise one of my favorite books, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth: 365 Meditations of the Rebbe (good luck finding it.)

Anyway, Rabbi Kaduri’s thoughts were centered on the coming of the Messiah, during his final years on Earth. He passed on in January of 2006. Before leaving us, though, he apparently left two hints about the Messiah (Mashiach.) First, that He would appear after the death of Ariel Sharon. Next, that the Messiah’s name is Yehoshua, Yeshua, Yahusha… you got it, the one that most English speaking moderns call Jesus. Now, if that idea doesn’t rattle the cage of Orthodox Judaism, I don’t know what does. [Read more...]