Editing Yoel Kahan (section)

==== Views on Moshiach ====
In 5751, following the Rebbe's encouragement of activities to accept his kingship as Melech HaMoshiach, he wrote an article explaining the Chassidim's belief that the Rebbe is Melech HaMoshiach. He based his arguments on halachic proof that Moshiach must be specifically a human being, flesh and blood. He even claimed in the article that not only is there no prohibition for a Chassid to say his Rebbe is Moshiach, but one who truly believes his Rebbe is the greatest of the generation and believes in Moshiach should naturally believe that Moshiach will be his Rebbe.
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In 5753, he served as a member of the World Headquarters for Bringing Moshiach. During this period, he passionately engaged in publicizing Moshiach's identity, redemption, and "Yechi Adoneinu," through farbrengens, shiurim, lectures, and interviews for Kfar Chabad magazine. In these, he expressed his clear opinion about the certainty of the Rebbe's complete revelation as Melech HaMoshiach in our generation and the eternality of his physical life.
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After 3 Tammuz 5754, he modified his views and declared that one should not engage in publicizing Moshiach's identity. Although there is no doubt that the Rebbe is Moshiach - because from an inner perspective, the Rebbe's teachings and work are an expression of Moshiach's soul's revelation (and not just "worthy to be Moshiach"), he argued that one should not conduct publicity about this outside of Chabad.