[Celtjew Libertarian]

Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai said, "If you are planting a tree and someone yells, 'The Messiah has come!' first finish planting the tree. Then go see if it's the Messiah."

If you -- and, possibly, the Messiah -- will excuse me, I have a lot of "trees" to plant.

[Iam1ru1-2]

"Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai said, "If you are planting a tree and someone yells, 'The Messiah has come!' first finish planting the tree. Then go see if it's the Messiah."

When a people missed the coming of their Messiah, it's not too hard to reply with such a statement. It's probably his way of suggesting that the Messiah will never come.