[Avodah] Moshiach Ben Yosef

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Thu, Mar 03, 2016 at 03:49:42PM +1100, Isaac Balbin wrote:
: I don't see how that makes the CONCEPT not exist?

There is very little aggadita in Mishneh Torah. A concept not being in
the Yad means it is not halakahh, not that it doesn't exist.

E.g. if he personally believed there would be a MbY but didn't think
there was any obligation to believe it, nor does his absence weigh
against accepting a possible MbD as king, the concept could very well
not make the Yad.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha