<div dir="ltr"><< I was thinking<br>
that only a Messianic Zionist would accord the current gov't some of the<br>
halakhos of melekh, since it's only they who make it the beginnings of<br>
the return of beis David. If a RZ who isn't messianic about it doesn't<br>
have anyone with even a small portion of the powers of a king, then there<br>
are no grounds for a war. >><br><br>RHS (in the shiur of my other post) took it for granted that Melech means a Jewish<br>government in EY. He thus felt that the first of the requirements for building a<br>new bet hamikdash has been fulfilled.<br clear="all">
<br>He further speculated tha when Esther's son became king there was a Jewish King<br>over the land of Israel which affected some halachot. When Esther dies Daruis lost<br>all contact with Jews and could no longer be considered a Jewish king.<br>
<br>He pointed out, as mentioned on this list, that Queen Esther lived the rest of her life<br>(happily?) married to Achashverosh and died as a Persian Queen.<br>-- <br>Eli Turkel<br>
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