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Moshiach ben Yosef is the Moshiach who will redeem Israel before the complete redemption by Moshiach ben Dovid, and he will be from the descendants of Aviyah ben Yeravam<ref>See Zohar Chadash Parshat Balak. And see in the book Emek HaMelech which states: The soul of Yeravam departed from him before he sinned, and it was elevated in purity, and the son of Aviya's son, who was born on the day he died, merited it. This is what is written (Zechariah 12:10) "And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, etc.," for they agreed to his death because he rebelled against the kingdom of the House of David, and afterward Mashiach ben David will pray for him and revive him, for he was the true Mishneh [second-in-command].</ref>, and from the descendants of Menashe ben Yosef<ref>See in Midrash Rabbah, Bamidbar Parashah 14:1: "Mine is Menashe," this refers to Mashiach who will arise from the descendants of Menashe, as it is said (Tehillim 108), "Mine is Menashe, and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head," this refers to the Meshuach Milchamah [anointed for war] who comes from Ephraim, as it is said (Devarim), "His firstborn ox, majesty is his." "Yehudah is my lawgiver," this refers to the great Redeemer who is from the descendants of David.</ref>, and some say from Efraim ben Yosef<ref>Midrash Talpiyot Aleph, Section on Gilgulim</ref>.

Moshiach ben Yosef is the Moshiach who will redeem Israel before the complete redemption by [[Melech HaMashiach|Moshiach ben Dovid]], and he will be from the descendants of Aviyah ben Yeravam<ref>See Zohar Chadash Parshat Balak. And see in the book Emek HaMelech which states: The soul of Yeravam departed from him before he sinned, and it was elevated in purity, and the son of Aviya's son, who was born on the day he died, merited it. This is what is written (Zechariah 12:10) "And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, etc.," for they agreed to his death because he rebelled against the kingdom of the House of David, and afterward Mashiach ben David will pray for him and revive him, for he was the true Mishneh [second-in-command].</ref>, and from the descendants of Menashe ben Yosef<ref>See in Midrash Rabbah, Bamidbar Parashah 14:1: "Mine is Menashe," this refers to Mashiach who will arise from the descendants of Menashe, as it is said (Tehillim 108), "Mine is Menashe, and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head," this refers to the Meshuach Milchamah [anointed for war] who comes from Ephraim, as it is said (Devarim), "His firstborn ox, majesty is his." "Yehudah is my lawgiver," this refers to the great Redeemer who is from the descendants of David.</ref>, and some say from Efraim ben Yosef<ref>Midrash Talpiyot Aleph, Section on Gilgulim</ref>.

== In the Sources ==

Moshiach ben Yosef is mentioned in the Gemara in Masechet Sukkah, where it says on the verse "And the land shall mourn, every family apart," that in the future Israel will mourn for "Moshiach ben Yosef who will be killed." According to another opinion in the Gemara, it refers to the yetzer hara (evil inclination) that will be killed:<blockquote>"And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of Dovid apart, and their wives apart." They said: Is this not a kal vachomer (logical deduction)? If in the future time, when they are engaged in mourning and the yetzer hara has no control over them, the Torah says men separately and women separately, now when they are engaged in rejoicing and the yetzer hara has control over them, how much more so! But what is the reason for this mourning? Rabbi Dosa and the Rabbis disagree. One says it is for Moshiach ben Yosef who was killed, and one says it is for the yetzer hara that was killed. — Masechet Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>Later in the Gemara, it is related that Hashem will ask Moshiach ben Dovid what request he has, and he will answer that he wants Hashem to bring Moshiach ben Yosef back to life:<blockquote>And when Moshiach ben Dovid sees that Moshiach ben Yosef has been killed, he says before Him: "Master of the Universe, I ask of You only life." Hashem says to him: "Life! Before you even asked, your father Dovid already prophesied about you, as it is said, 'He asked life of You, You gave it to him, etc.'" — Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>

Moshiach ben Yosef is mentioned in the Gemara in [[Sukkah|Masechet Sukkah]], where it says on the verse "And the land shall mourn, every family apart," that in the future Israel will mourn for "Moshiach ben Yosef who will be killed." According to another opinion in the Gemara, it refers to the yetzer hara (evil inclination) that will be killed:<blockquote>"And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of Dovid apart, and their wives apart." They said: Is this not a kal vachomer (logical deduction)? If in the future time, when they are engaged in mourning and the yetzer hara has no control over them, the Torah says men separately and women separately, now when they are engaged in rejoicing and the yetzer hara has control over them, how much more so! But what is the reason for this mourning? Rabbi Dosa and the Rabbis disagree. One says it is for Moshiach ben Yosef who was killed, and one says it is for the yetzer hara that was killed. — Masechet Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>Later in the Gemara, it is related that Hashem will ask Moshiach ben Dovid what request he has, and he will answer that he wants Hashem to bring Moshiach ben Yosef back to life:<blockquote>And when Moshiach ben Dovid sees that Moshiach ben Yosef has been killed, he says before Him: "Master of the Universe, I ask of You only life." Hashem says to him: "Life! Before you even asked, your father Dovid already prophesied about you, as it is said, 'He asked life of You, You gave it to him, etc.'" — Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>

==== Rambam's Perspective on Mashiach ben Yosef ====

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-Moshiach ben Yosef is the Moshiach who will redeem Israel before the complete redemption by Moshiach ben Dovid, and he will be from the descendants of Aviyah ben Yeravam<ref>See Zohar Chadash Parshat Balak. And see in the book Emek HaMelech which states: The soul of Yeravam departed from him before he sinned, and it was elevated in purity, and the son of Aviya's son, who was born on the day he died, merited it. This is what is written (Zechariah 12:10) "And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, etc.," for they agreed to his death because he rebelled against the kingdom of the House of David, and afterward Mashiach ben David will pray for him and revive him, for he was the true Mishneh [second-in-command].</ref>, and from the descendants of Menashe ben Yosef<ref>See in Midrash Rabbah, Bamidbar Parashah 14:1: "Mine is Menashe," this refers to Mashiach who will arise from the descendants of Menashe, as it is said (Tehillim 108), "Mine is Menashe, and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head," this refers to the Meshuach Milchamah [anointed for war] who comes from Ephraim, as it is said (Devarim), "His firstborn ox, majesty is his." "Yehudah is my lawgiver," this refers to the great Redeemer who is from the descendants of David.</ref>, and some say from Efraim ben Yosef<ref>Midrash Talpiyot Aleph, Section on Gilgulim</ref>.
+Moshiach ben Yosef is the Moshiach who will redeem Israel before the complete redemption by [[Melech HaMashiach|Moshiach ben Dovid]], and he will be from the descendants of Aviyah ben Yeravam<ref>See Zohar Chadash Parshat Balak. And see in the book Emek HaMelech which states: The soul of Yeravam departed from him before he sinned, and it was elevated in purity, and the son of Aviya's son, who was born on the day he died, merited it. This is what is written (Zechariah 12:10) "And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, etc.," for they agreed to his death because he rebelled against the kingdom of the House of David, and afterward Mashiach ben David will pray for him and revive him, for he was the true Mishneh [second-in-command].</ref>, and from the descendants of Menashe ben Yosef<ref>See in Midrash Rabbah, Bamidbar Parashah 14:1: "Mine is Menashe," this refers to Mashiach who will arise from the descendants of Menashe, as it is said (Tehillim 108), "Mine is Menashe, and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head," this refers to the Meshuach Milchamah [anointed for war] who comes from Ephraim, as it is said (Devarim), "His firstborn ox, majesty is his." "Yehudah is my lawgiver," this refers to the great Redeemer who is from the descendants of David.</ref>, and some say from Efraim ben Yosef<ref>Midrash Talpiyot Aleph, Section on Gilgulim</ref>.
 == In the Sources ==
-Moshiach ben Yosef is mentioned in the Gemara in Masechet Sukkah, where it says on the verse "And the land shall mourn, every family apart," that in the future Israel will mourn for "Moshiach ben Yosef who will be killed." According to another opinion in the Gemara, it refers to the yetzer hara (evil inclination) that will be killed:<blockquote>"And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of Dovid apart, and their wives apart." They said: Is this not a kal vachomer (logical deduction)? If in the future time, when they are engaged in mourning and the yetzer hara has no control over them, the Torah says men separately and women separately, now when they are engaged in rejoicing and the yetzer hara has control over them, how much more so! But what is the reason for this mourning? Rabbi Dosa and the Rabbis disagree. One says it is for Moshiach ben Yosef who was killed, and one says it is for the yetzer hara that was killed. — Masechet Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>Later in the Gemara, it is related that Hashem will ask Moshiach ben Dovid what request he has, and he will answer that he wants Hashem to bring Moshiach ben Yosef back to life:<blockquote>And when Moshiach ben Dovid sees that Moshiach ben Yosef has been killed, he says before Him: "Master of the Universe, I ask of You only life." Hashem says to him: "Life! Before you even asked, your father Dovid already prophesied about you, as it is said, 'He asked life of You, You gave it to him, etc.'" — Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>
+Moshiach ben Yosef is mentioned in the Gemara in [[Sukkah|Masechet Sukkah]], where it says on the verse "And the land shall mourn, every family apart," that in the future Israel will mourn for "Moshiach ben Yosef who will be killed." According to another opinion in the Gemara, it refers to the yetzer hara (evil inclination) that will be killed:<blockquote>"And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of Dovid apart, and their wives apart." They said: Is this not a kal vachomer (logical deduction)? If in the future time, when they are engaged in mourning and the yetzer hara has no control over them, the Torah says men separately and women separately, now when they are engaged in rejoicing and the yetzer hara has control over them, how much more so! But what is the reason for this mourning? Rabbi Dosa and the Rabbis disagree. One says it is for Moshiach ben Yosef who was killed, and one says it is for the yetzer hara that was killed. — Masechet Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>Later in the Gemara, it is related that Hashem will ask Moshiach ben Dovid what request he has, and he will answer that he wants Hashem to bring Moshiach ben Yosef back to life:<blockquote>And when Moshiach ben Dovid sees that Moshiach ben Yosef has been killed, he says before Him: "Master of the Universe, I ask of You only life." Hashem says to him: "Life! Before you even asked, your father Dovid already prophesied about you, as it is said, 'He asked life of You, You gave it to him, etc.'" — Sukkah, 52a</blockquote>
 ==== Rambam's Perspective on Mashiach ben Yosef ====