The tailoring business was so bad that Feitelberg said to his partner, "Only the Messiah could help us."
"How could even the Messiah help us?" asked the partner in despair.
"Why , " said Feitleberg, "he'd bring back the dead, and naturally they'd need new clothes."
"But some of the dead are tailors." the partner observed gloomily.
"So what? " asked Feitelberg. " they wouldn't have a chance! How many of them would know this years styles?"(Treasury of Jewish Folklore)
This is a humorous or chuckle worthy conversation piece that shows some insight into a more serious aspect of religious Jewish life. Looking for the Messiah permeated their culture and society. The Christians (who in the beginning were largely Jews) believed that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, yet many other Jews at that time denied this. Growing up in a Christian home, this particular belief has always been a curiosity for me. I know the Christian view of the story, however I am not as knowledgeable about the Jewish thought. Let us look objectively at the historical evidence, and present the findings. This assignment is NOT an argumentative paper but an essay emphasizing a historical moment or event. I will be focusing on the main point of Christianity: the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And we will try to answer the following question, “Why did or did not the contemporary Jews accept or recognize Jesus Christ as their Messiah after they saw or heard his death, burial and resurrection?”
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