Jonathan Bernis - Return of the Kosher Pig

Does ancient Jewish tradition support the idea of a divine Messiah who would suffer and die for the sins of mankind? Our guest today, Rabbi Itzhak Shapira claims that a divine Messiah was clearly in Jewish thought 2000 years ago and yet modern Judaism rejects the concept of a divine Messiah. In fact, many Jews no longer believe in a literal Messiah at all and have replaced this idea with the concept of a Messianic Age, a utopian society brought about through good deeds.