SHLOMO RISKIN
Jerusalem Post
01-12-2001
Headline: Though he may tarry...
Byline: SHLOMO RISKIN
Edition; Daily
Section: Features
Page: 09

Friday, January 12, 2001 -- "Judah is a young lion, from the prey my son you have risen. He stooped down, but couched as a lion, and as a lioness who shall dare rouse him?" (Gen. 49:9)

One of the foremost rabbinic commandments is that we "await (and prepare for) the advent of the Messiah." This means that we must constantly strive for the ultimate perfection of humanity and human society so as to be worthy of the period of perfection heralded by the Messiah.

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