What Is the Moshiach's Meal?
Following a tradition instituted by the Baal Shem Tov, Jews all over the world celebrate the waning hours of Passover with Moshiach's Meal (Moshiach's Seudah in Yiddish), a feast celebrating the Divine revelation yet to come.
Why Do We Celebrate This?
On the last day of Passover, we read verses from the book of Isaiah as the haftorah. This reading includes wondrous prophecies about the era of Moshiach, foretelling a leader upon whom “the spirit of the L‑rd shall rest.”
In addition to bringing peace to mankind, this G‑dly understanding will extend to all creatures: “And a wolf shall live with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie with a kid.”
