Awaiting the Messiah is one of the principles of the Jewish faith, but the �¢??hows�¢?? and �¢??whens�¢?? were left deliberately vague. Yet as the exile wears on, our expectation of great miracles is heightening. Rabbi Wein assesses the damage of the various false messiahs in our history and brings us up to date by deliberating whether or not recent Israeli history bears up to Rav Kook�¢??s controversial claim that Zionism can bring the Messiah.