Rambam understood the verse above as referring to King David and Moshiach. The Jerusalem Talmud, however, uses the metaphor of a "star" in this verse to refer to even the ordinary Jew.
At first glance, this appears to be a contradiction, for Moshiach represents the highest perfection possible in a human being, whereas the "ordinary" Jew includes every Jewish person, even the most simple. However, the matter can be reconciled based on the Baal Shem Tov's teaching that every Jew contains within him a "spark" of the soul of Moshiach. The verse therefore refers to both Moshiach himself and the "Moshiach" within us.
The presence of this "spark" of Moshiach has a twofold implication:
a) The verse states the star will "shoot forth" suggesting that one's personal spark of Moshiach should be revealed and "shoot out" into the world;
b) Every Jew is able to speed up and bring about the actual manifestation of Moshiach through revealing his own spark and adding in Torah and Mitzvot.
Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe
PS: Jupiter and Venus will merge into a dazzling “super-star” in the Western horizon by the end of June, NASA says. The conjunction of the two planets has been building during the month of June and will culminate in a spectacular display on June 30.
PS: Jupiter and Venus will merge into a dazzling “super-star” in the Western horizon by the end of June, NASA says. The conjunction of the two planets has been building during the month of June and will culminate in a spectacular display on June 30.
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