The Mysterious Mediator in the Machzor for Rosh HaShanah

What if I told you that written plainly within the prayer book for Rosh Hashanah, the Machzor, just before sounding the shofar, a special prayer mentions Yeshua Sar HaPanim – Jesus – Prince of the Presence? [1] Was Jesus ‘name preserved within this ancient Jewish prayer?

“May it be your will before you that at the sounding of the Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, that we are blowing, that it will be woven into the curtain by the appointed one, (Tartiel) according to the name that you received by Elijah (remembered for Good) Yeshua The Prince of the Presence, and the Prince Metatron, and that you will fulfill upon us mercy.   Blessed are you lord of mercy.”[2] Machzor Rabah Rosh Hashanah, Ashkanazi tradition, Pg . 168 Continue reading →