Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson used to tell a story about how Jews interact with the Law of the Talmud that goes something like this: There were three rabbis arguing about the meaning of a point in the Torah--two for one interpretation, and one for the other. G-d overheard the argument, appeared to the three rabbis and said: "Actually, the one man here has the correct interpretation." At which point all three sighed and said, "Well, now it's tied. Let's go find Rabbi Osterman to get a fifth vote." # D. A. Osterman is not the Rabbi Osterman that the Rebbe referred to. However he has written a thoroughly researched discussion about Mashiach. His book is designed to shed some light on questions concerning the Jewish Messiah that have been posed by rabbi, Jewish scholars and just ordinary people for centuries and in some cases, Millennium. His background in research certainly comes through in his debut inspirational book, Mashiach. His hope is that you will find Mashiach to be a unique book that will leave you with a desire to search for further details about Mashiach.