The Ingathering of the Diaspora and the Messianic Age

Shemini
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One of the most important traditions regarding the Messianic Age concerns the ingathering of the Diaspora and the resettlement of the Land of Israel. There are numerous traditions that Jews will begin to return to the Land of Israel as a prelude to the Messiah.

(From The Real Messiah, by Aryeh Kaplan)

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