In this final installment of a study on the subject of Messiah, several tangential topics are explored.

The article talks about the decline of the city of Tiberias in Israel, highlighting its once vibrant past as a resort town and center of Jewish life and learning.

The Mishnah is a collection of 63 books that codified and canonized the laws of the Oral Torah around 200 CE.

The Rambam's Thirteen Principles of Faith are a widely accepted articulation of Jewish beliefs, found in his commentary on Mishnah.

Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, in a responsum to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Pines, justifies the establishment of Jewish militias, self-defense, and a sovereign Jewish nation without a king or Sanhedrin, drawing on interpretations of Rambam's rulings.

The Torah emphasizes the concept of atonement for bloodshed, stating that only the blood of the perpetrator can cleanse the land polluted by spilled blood.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch delves into the intricacies of the Talmud's organization through his daily study of a page of Talmud.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch delves into Tractate Makkot of the Talmud, exploring the punishment of conspiring witnesses, who give false testimony to cheat others.

Rabbi Bezalel Naor's analysis of Rambam and Rabbi Nahman of Breslov's perspectives on poetry reveals contrasting views.

The poem "I Believe" intertwines references to Jewish tradition and practice with the popular TV show Jeopardy!