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To be or not to be:
Free translation from the Sefer Haikkarim Maamar Rishon Perek 1:
(referring to the Rambam’s statement about Mashiach) “And this is very astounding, for we find in Sanhedrin that R’ Hillel who was one of the sages of Israel that are are mentioned in the Talmud said ‘there is no Mashiach for Israel…’ Now according to the Rambam this sage would be in the category of heretics and those who have no share in the world to come. This begs the question – If this is so why does the Gemara mention him if he is exluded from the congregation of Israel and did not believe in the fundamentals of the religion?”