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Yartzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri
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Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri (born in 1898 in Baghdad) was a Sephardic Orthodox rabbi and Jewish mystic. As a Torah prodigy Kaduri began his studies in Jewish mysticism while still in his teens. His studies were conducted under the famed Sephardic Rabbi, Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai.
Having moved to Israel in 1922, Kaduri's life was characterized by poverty as well as privacy and secrecy. Although Kaduri wrote several works, he never sought their publication and limited their dissemination only to students of Jewish mysticism.
Probably the most well known event in the life of Rabbi Kaduri occurred towards the end of his life which resulted in an encounter with the Messiah. A brief description of the events surrounding this occurrence will suffice.
In a meeting in 1990 with Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Rebbe of Lubavitch, many words of blessing were spoken to Kaduri. Among the words spoken by the Lubavitcher Rebbe was the blessing that Kaduri would not pass from this world until he met the Messiah. This came to pass in a mystical vision on 9 Cheshvan 5764 (4 November 2003) when Kaduri spoke with the Messiah; during this encounter, the Messiah revealed His name to Kaduri. Kaduri later noted to his disciples that the revealed name of the Messiah was hidden among his writings.
Kaduri's disciples came across a note written by Kaduri in which was encrypted the name of the Messiah. This note contained instructions saying that it was not to be opened until a year after Kaduri's passing. After a year passed, Kaduri's disciples opened the note and discovered the name the Messiah revealed to Kaduri: Yehoshua (the Hebrew form of the Aramaic Yeshua). Here is an English translation of the note done by an Orthodox Rabbi:
Regarding the acronym of Moshiach. The masses will themselves arise and verify that his words and his teachings can stand. With my signature in the Month of Mercy (Elul - Edit.) 5765, Yitzchak Kaduri.
The initial Hebrew letters of the phrase "The masses will themselves arise and verify that his words and his teachings can stand" spell out Yehoshua. Although the note was deemed by some as a forgery others stated that it was indeed written by Kaduri. Most of the controversy surrounding the note revolved around the revealed name--that of the Master Yeshua.
Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri passed on 29 Tevet 5766 (26 January 2006) at the age of 108. His funeral procession was one of the largest in attendance in the modern history of Israel. His yartzeit (the anniversary of his death) this year begins on the evening of January 24th.
An article on Rabbi Kaduri that will explore his life as well as what he believes the Messiah revealed to him will be in the forthcoming issue of Messiah Journal.
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As a Christian, I always wondered why Jews did not believe Jesus was the Messiah - certainly they must have a good reason. But now I can see that one of the most prominent and knowledgable Rabbis of our time has confirmed that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah. This information really builds my faith up in Jesus as the Messiah. I will share this information with all my Jewish friends, as I know Rabbi Kaduri would want that. I believe him to be a modern saint, given special knowledge by G-d. This makes the prophecies about the "stick of Joseph" and the "stick of Judah" real - all 12 Tribes of Israel will come together in the same knowledge and under the leadership of the same Messiah Yeshua. Thank you so much Rabbi Kaduri!
Cynthia | September 7, 2009 3:00 PM
I have read in numerous places that the way Kaduri describes Messiah is completely inconsistent with what we know of the Yeshua's return. It's almost like Kaduri is describing the Master's first advent, in contrast to the picture we're given about his second coming.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
- Mattityahu 24:29-31, ESV
Until then, brothers and sisters, be careful. Let no one deceive.
Charles | May 2, 2012 8:36 PM