HOUSE OF DAVID WHEN HUMILTY MAKES YOU GREAT מלך מבית דוד A king of ancient Persia was chopping down trees in a stranger’s courtyard in anger; on the cusp of felling the last standing sapling, a geezer appeared, seized his ax, and threatened his life. The king awakened from this nightmare with a bloody gash on his forehead, and a memory of the old man, who had called himself King David, warning him to protect his last remaining progeny or risk dethroning and death. Indeed, in

REDEEMER'S RESUME THE MAKING OF THE REAL MOSHIACH בחזקת משיח ומשיח ודאי Throughout Jewish history, at least eleven false messiahs brought calamity and despair to the Jewish people. The 17th century Sabbatean movement's aftermath lasted generations, spawning the Frankists, who converted to Christianity, and the Dönmeh Muslims in Turkey still extant today. While hindsight reveals each poser’s failures, the essential question persists: what truly distinguishes an authentic Moshi

LEADING LEADER MOSHAICH'S UNIQUE QUALITIES AND CAPABILITIES ונחה עליו רוח השם Benjamin Zander, acclaimed conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, explores the hallmark of a great leader in his book, The Art of Possibility: “I had been conducting for nearly twenty years when it suddenly dawned on me that the conductor of an orchestra does not make a sound. His picture may appear on the cover of the CD in various dramatic poses, but his true power derives from his abilit

TEACHER OF THE AGES MOSHIACH'S UNIQUE LEADERSHIP STYLE משיח: רב In Republic, the Greek philosopher Plato discusses politics and explores the ideal form of government. What if we had a “philosopher king,” he asks, who rules with wisdom, virtue and a love of the truth, rather than through autocracy and fear? Classical Greece has since evolved into Western Civilization in which democratic principles ultimately won out. So Plato’s dream remains purely, well, philosophical. רמב"ם

A NEW KIND OF KING MONARCHY IN THE MESSIANIC ERA מלך המשיח In 1689, Enlightenment philosopher John Locke published Two Treatises of Government challenging the “Divine right of kings” and arguing for a government based on the consent of the people. Since then, government monarchies have been on the decline. But one of the central themes of the future redemption is the appointment of King Moshiach who will, in the words of Maimonides, “correct the entire world to serve G-d in u