The Jewish Messiah has not revealed himself yet (and may not even be born yet) and therefore nobody knows who he is. What we do know is that he will be a regular mortal, probably born to a Jewish Orthodox couple and he himself will be extremely pious.
This is actually two questions. One, do Jews have the concept of the messiah. And two, do Jews have a person, alive or dead, who is the/their messiah.
Concept: the concept of the messiah originates in Judaism and is one of its fundamental beliefs.
Identity: As to the identity of the messiah, we'll know when it happens (Maimonides, Laws of Kings 12:4).
It is worth noting that Jesus of Nazareth was not the only Jewish "candidate for Messiah" in history. Since around 500 B.C.E. there has been an alleged "Messianic Candidate" roughly every 150 years. The last such candidate (Rabbi Schneerson) died in 1994; and the one who convinced the most Jews but later abandoned Judaism altogether (Shabbetai Tzvi) died in 1676. Most Jews today consider that these claims are just as fraudulent as those of Jesus of Nazareth. According to our beliefs, the Messiah won't need any campaigning on his behalf.
The Jews, as of yet, recognize no historical figure (past or present) who qualifies as a Messiah, even though there has been a Messianic Candidate that has shown up roughly every 150 years starting in 530 B.C.E. The most famous of these include Zerrubabel, Jesus of Nazareth, Bar Kochba, Shabbetai Tzvi, and Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
In order to meet the qualifications there are several relevant prophecies such as:
Whoever fulfills all the requirements.
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred and oppression. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4).
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1).
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
Attempts at guessing who this will be have invariably ended in disappointment, at best.
We don't know yet. It will be whoever fulfills the relevant prophecies. Attempts to identify the messiah beforehand have always ended in disappointment.
The Jewish requirements of the messiah are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred and oppression. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4).
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1).
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
The Jews are still waiting for the messiah. Christians say Jesus Christ is the messiah.
The Messiah to the Jews was Jesus.. In Hebrew, messiah means anointed one..
The Jews are waiting for who they believe is the Messiah. The Bible states those who do not know the Messiah know not the Father.
Jews have no idea what the Messiah's name will be.
Nobody knows the name of the future Jewish Messiah.
Jews are not Christians. Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah. Jews (and remember- Jesus was a Jew himself) believe that the Messiah has not yet come.
The Jews are waiting for the messiah to come. Christians believe Jesus was the messiah.
yes the difference is that Jews still wait for the messiah and Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the messiah
Jews await the Moshiach (messiah) because he is to rebuild the Holy Temple and begin an era of peace and of closeness to God.
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Jews call "the Messiah" as "the Messiah" or in Hebrew "HaMoshiach" (המשיח). However, as opposed to other religions, such as Christianity or Islam, Judaism does not believe that the Messiah has come yet and therefore is not identified with any person. For example, Jews don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah and, therefore, do not accept the Christian or Islamic claims that he was a God prophet or God/son of God.
Orthodox Jews do not know who the next messiah will be. But the Jewish definition of messiah is that he will be an ordinary human man, who will be a leader (and not a human sacrifice or a half-man half-god hybrid).
The Jews do not recognize Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, they are still waiting for the Messiah to come.
AnswerJewish attitudes to the hoped-for Messiah have altered over the centuries and will continue to change with time. If the Messiah comes, Jews will certainly feel vindicated against the Christians who claim that he has already come.
Christians believe Jesus is the messiah, Jews don't.
Christians believe that the Messiah Has Come. Jews believe that He Has not.