Rabbi Ron Isaacs is known as the teaching rabbi. For almost five decades he has taught students of all ages with the goal of presenting a Judaism that would be seen as relevant and meaningful to his students. This user-friendly book is an indispensable resource for those wishing to study and learn about the Messiah in Jewish history. Topics include:
- History of the Messiah idea
- The Messiah in Rabbinic thought
- Christian and Jewish Messiah beliefs
- Philosophers and the Messiah
- The Messiah in modern Jewish thought
- Messianic movements
- The Messiah in the Prayerbook
- Signs of the Messiah
- Messianic Jewish movements
- Signs of the Messiah
- Legends of the Messiah
- Elijah the Prophet
Rabbi Ron Isaacs is the rabbi of Beth Judah Temple in Wildwood, New Jersey. He is also the Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sholom in Bridgewater, New Jersey. In recent years he uses his guitar skills to provide therapeutic music for people in hospice. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Rabbi Ron received his doctorate in education from Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. He is the author of more than one hundred and twenty-five books, including the well-known Every Person’s Guide to Judaism series.
Rabbi Ron has taught at the Graduate Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Drew University, and has lectured throughout the United States in various synagogues and Jewish Community Centers. He can be reached at his website www.rabbiron.com