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  Glossary  

Vision - an image seen in the imagination or in a dream - - a prophetic vision, a prophecy – an ideal plan, a conception of the future based on a wish or aspiration. A sight, an image, the power to see - - a revelation, an apparition - - a fantasy, an ideal.

Utopia - an imaginary plan for a perfect society, government etc. - - an imaginary concept that cannot exist in reality. Utopian – ideal, imaginary, illusory; unattainable in reality.

Acharit Hayamim - "the end of days", the days to come - - the Apocalypse - - the time of Israel’s redemption by the Messiah.

Messiah (Mashiach) – literally “the anointed one”: a king or priest anointed with sacred oil - - the longed-for redeemer of Israel who, it is believed, will appear at Acharit Hayamim after being heralded by Elijah the Prophet.

Redemption – liberation, deliverance - - rescue - - deliverance from oblivion - - revival and regeneration. “The hardships of exile and the longing for redemption”.

Tikkun – the mending of a flaw, the returning of an object to its whole or rightful condition - - change for the better, improvement, amelioration - - a term referring to particular prayers and sections of the Torah traditionally said in order to right the soul, avert impending calamity etc. - - Tikkun Ha-Olam – a reform in ways of life, improving a regime or causing it to become more satisfactory.

Covenant – a contract of friendship, a peace treaty - - a union of individuals, societies or countries - - brotherly ties, fraternity.

 

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