What do Orthodox Jews believe about the Messiah?

Jewish Beliefs about the Messiah Many of the world's religions have hope in a future heroic figure who will rescue the righteous, judge the wicked, and restore peace to the world, like Krishna in Hinduism, Maitreya in Buddhism, and the Second Coming in Christianity. read more

Reform Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism generally do not accept the idea that there will be a Messiah. Some believe that there may be some sort of "messianic age" (the World to Come) in the sense of a "utopia", which all Jews are obligated to work towards (thus the tradition of Tikkun olam). read more

Here is the way Maimonides explains it. Note that this is not universally accepted by all Jewish thinkers, but it is a pretty good overview of the traditional Jewish belief in the Messiah. read more

No, Jews don't believe the Jewish Messiah will rule the world. He will gather the exiles and establish his rule in Jerusalem. Bringing peace to all of Israel and be a light onto other nations who will be inspired to believe in God and thus create peace among all mankind. read more