[Avodah] No Moshiach

[Eli Turkel]

<Hillel said: There shall be no Messiah for Israel because they have
already enjoyed him in the days of Chizkiyahu.
Sandhedrin 99a

[Rashi does say: But the Almighty will himself redeem israel and reign
over them].

How could he make such a radical and astonishing statement?
Or is there something else that we are missing?>>

RYBS stresses the Rshi that R. Hillel did accept Yemot Hamashiach and Olam Haba.
He denied a personal Mosiach and said that G-d himself would save us.

RYBS connected that the Hagaddah. Moshe is not mentioned because he had only
a mechanical part of doing G-d's bidding and G-d performed all the miracles.
Nevertheless, it was important for there to be a messenger and not have G-d
do everything without human intervention.


-- 
Eli Turkel