[Avodah] Ten Tribes (was Yovel)

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 01:10:26PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
> On 29/06/2011 11:06 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
>> But whether it was a one-time gezeirah or a general rule, the gemara
>> itself tells us that the 10 shevatim either no longer exist (no Jewish
>> descendents) or are no longer Jewish.
>
> Or Yirmiyahu brought them back.  In any event, it's impossible that
> the tribes themselves were completely extirpated, because the nevi'im
> tell us that they'll be there when Moshiach comes.  If necessary, I
> suppose some of them can just be brought back to life, just as we know
> that some of the tzadikim will come to life early, before the general
> techiyas hameisim.

We "know" this?

In any case, there were refugees of Malkhus Yisrael who lived within
Malkhus Yehudah. Once Eliyahu identifies them, they could make up the
remaining shevatim.

(I posted this idea twice already, but the possibility isn't reflected
in your post.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha