[Avodah] mashiach

[Michael Kopinsky]

On 7/20/07, Newman,Saul Z <Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org> wrote:
>
>  in case the geula comes this week, see the halacha column in yated. here
> is
> his take on birchos mashiach----
> ...5. Immediately after reciting this bracha, we will recite the bracha,
> "Baruch Atah Hashem Elokeinu Melech Ha'olam shechalak mei'chachmaso
> lirei'av."
>

Is this necessarily the case?  Was Bar Kochva, for example, eligible for the
bracha of shechalak meichachmaso?

Methinks this halacha is slightly loaded politically....

KT,
Michael
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