The question
Are we living in a period of increasing spiritual revelation — and what do authentic Jewish sources actually tell us to expect as the world approaches the Messianic era?
Four themes run through the course
הֶסְתֵּר פָּנִיםHester Panim — the hiding of the FaceWhy Hashem can seem absent
נְבוּאָהNevuah — prophecyWhat the prophets actually foresaw
מָשִׁיחַMashiach — the anointed kingWhat comes before him, and how to tell
גִּלּוּיGiluy — revelationA world beginning to see
Missed the class? This course covers everything we studied, in more detail. Each lesson gives you the full texts in Hebrew and English, the classic commentators (Rashi, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Radak, Malbim, Bartenura and more), a step-by-step explanation, and questions with discussion notes. Your progress is saved on this device.
The lessons
1ConcealmentThe Face That HidesIf Hashem fills all of existence, why can we live our whole lives without seeing Him?2 texts · about 15 minStart →2ProphecyAn Earth Full of Knowledge, Like WaterIsaiah 11 is the Bible’s most famous Messianic chapter: a king filled with the spirit of Hashem, and a world where the wolf lives with the lamb.4 texts · about 20 minStart →3ProphecyThe Biblical VeilIf we use the word “veil,” we should know whether the Tanakh ever uses it.2 texts · about 15 minStart →4ProphecyHashem Is Already OneEvery one of us has heard this verse — it is the last line of Aleinu, said three times a day, and it is in the haftarah of the first day of Sukkot.3 texts · about 20 minStart →5ProphecyWhat Do the Prophets Actually Predict?Before anyone says “this is a sign,” we have to know what the signs are.14 prophecies mapped · about 25 minStart →6MashiachBefore MashiachThe prophets describe the destination.1 text · about 20 minStart →7MashiachThe Opening of WisdomThe Talmud gave us darkness before dawn.2 texts · about 20 minStart →8RevelationEyes That OpenAccording to the Torah, the physical world is not all that exists.1 text · about 15 minStart →9MashiachA Contemporary Voice — and How to Test ItIn class we heard how Rabbi Tovia Singer reads several of these prophecies.3 texts · about 25 minStart →10MashiachThe Great GuardrailAfter prophecies, calculations and wars, we open the most careful legal code in Jewish history.3 texts · about 20 minStart →11MashiachNatural or Supernatural?“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb… and the lion shall eat straw like the ox” (Isaiah 11:6–7).2 texts · about 20 minStart →12RevelationWhy the World Is HiddenWe have asked when and how.2 texts · about 20 minStart →13RevelationTodayBringing the whole cosmic picture down to one chair — yours.1 text · about 15 minStart →
