[Avodah] Melech

[Eli Turkel]

<< I was thinking
that only a Messianic Zionist would accord the current gov't some of the
halakhos of melekh, since it's only they who make it the beginnings of
the return of beis David. If a RZ who isn't messianic about it doesn't
have anyone with even a small portion of the powers of a king, then there
are no grounds for a war. >>

RHS (in the shiur of my other post) took it for granted that Melech means a
Jewish
government in EY.  He thus felt that the first of the requirements for
building a
new bet hamikdash has been fulfilled.

He further speculated tha when Esther's son became king there was a Jewish
King
over the land of Israel which affected some halachot. When Esther dies
Daruis lost
all contact with Jews and could no longer be considered a Jewish king.

He pointed out, as mentioned on this list, that Queen Esther lived the rest
of her life
(happily?) married to Achashverosh and died as a Persian Queen.
-- 
Eli Turkel
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