Comments for Why Not Ms. Moshiach? at http://www.moshiach.com , comment 0 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.moshiach.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:01:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_289 A woman can't be Mashiach, but she can be married to the man who ends up being Mashiach. One of the reasons why she can't be Mashiach is because, like king David, the ultimate Mashiach has as one of his characteristics "waging a war of God and defeating all the nations around him" (see Rambam, hilchot melachim 11:4). If one understands this as a literal war (and unless there is compelling evidence to say that it is not referring to a literal war, but to a figuritive war, we must take the literal meaning as the true meaning), women are not permitted to be involved in warfare (at least not on the battlefield). Women are not permitted to carry weapons as they are considered to be part of a man's garment, and women are not permitted to dress in the manner of a man, and vice versa. - David Schwartz Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:46:07 +0100 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_271 Hey, Mashiach as decisive leader, respected judge? And female? Check out Deborah in Judges 4, I think. She could easily be Mashiach. Feminine, shmeminine. God looks at the heart, not at the gross physical anatomy. If appearances mattered, David would have been left in the pasture herding sheep when Samuel came looking for someone to replace King Saul. - Jim H Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:52:37 +0100 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_85 I have kept my mind and heart open, and my wife thought about being messiah for a moment. But! Moshiach is not about man or women it is about a certain Divine level of spiritual energy and leadership that only exsists in the Male dimension and genetics. There are other areas of leadership and greatness and community participation for woman. Limitation and definition is not a restriction or and unfair act, rather it is a very organized and defined act. Perhaps a G-dly chosen act. - Trust Me Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:59:58 +0100 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_77 TO: CHAYA, Thanks for that positive comment. Only thing now is can we have more Rabbis like this one. Appreciate if you can send me his name or e-mail. Esther - ESTHER EDOO Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:41:59 +0100 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_76 the beggining of the last aliyah in parshas balak. "derech koichav niyaakov...V'KOM SHEVET M'YISROEL!" just one of the places... - shimon Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:27:09 +0100 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_74 where does the torah talk about Moshiach in the 5 books of moses? - jerry sinnesfeld Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:56:55 +0100 http://www.moshiach.com/questions/faq/why-not-ms.-moshiach.php#pc_70 I heard about a Rabbi in the US who, when told by a lady that there is no reason why Mashiach won't be a woman, he thought for a moment, raised his hands to heaven and cried: "Let her come! Let her come!" - Chaya Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:12:40 +0100