When the Sanhedrin lost the right to inflict capital punishment they thought the scepter had departed from Jerusalem. In their prophesied blindness they didn't realize that Jesus was in their midst. However we read in John 12, “Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved praise from men more than praise from God".
Acts 1:36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” This would be a heavy load of guilt to carry on one’s soul. Luke 13:35, “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Did Jesus in part blind Israel out of compassion for the guilt they would otherwise has experience, guilt likely buried deeply within Israel's sub consciousness? However, actions have consequences.
Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri was one of the most prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbis residing in Israel. The Rabbi lived to an unbelievable age of 108, passing in 2006! An example of how greatly he was held in esteem was the fact that over 200,000 attended his funeral. I wonder what the reaction of the attendees would have been had they known about the note the Rabbi had hand-written a few months before he died. He requested that the note remain sealed for a year after his death. As I understand one in not to speak against the departed after a full year of his/her passing. The note included “Yehoshua, or Yeshua (Jesus), is the Messiah.”
It sounds like in some cases Israel media bias exists as the Rabbi's revelation received little coverage and that was mostly via websites with some insisting it was authentic. The Hebrew daily Ma'ariv ran a story on the note but described it as a forgery.
It was not only a note Rabbi Kaduri left as a legacy, a few months before he died he told his followers that he had met the Messiah. He gave a message in his synagogue on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, teaching how to recognize the Messiah.
From the website http://s8int.com/phile/page57.html,“Israel Today was given access to many of the rabbi's manuscripts, written in his own hand for the exclusive use of his students. Most striking were the cross-like symbols painted by Kaduri all over the pages. In the Jewish tradition, one does not use crosses. In fact, even the use of a plus sign is discouraged because it might be mistaken for a cross.”
The Rabbi certainly left a very interesting and provocative legacy.
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