Remember this is a issue of hashkafah. I think it is very clearly talking about "hidden tzaddikim" the reasoning is very simple. Moshiach must be a tzaddik as it says "And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and heroism, a spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord." Moshiach will serve as a king for this world. And the Great Assembly will be of tzaddikim as it says they will be wise and understanding. etc.
Teferes Yisrael's opinion is each generation is 7 years. He clearly states its just his opinion. He gives reasoning for his opinion. 18,000/36x7=3500. 6000-3500=2500. Moshe died 7th Adar 2488. According to this the first hidden tzaddikim started 22.5 +/- 0.1 years after Moshe's death.
Or we can simply 6000/12x36=18,000 saying each generation is 12 years. This still fits with Tiferes Yisrael's reasoning.
I will look into this more, later... -0/6-/2006
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Has anyone thought to compare Meroz to current star charts? Is it known to astronomy by that or another name? - Y. G. -0/6-/2006
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Are there then only 18,000 tzaddikim (of a higher level) in all of Klal Yisrael in 6,000 years? How would that relate to the 36 tzaddikim that maintain the world today?
""The Tikunei Zohar further states that every tzaddik (righteous person) will rule over a star, and therefore have a world unto himself."" -0/2-/2005
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Thats awesome, Aryeh Kaplan would have been a cool man to hang out with. Does anyone know where other explanations regarding the significance and meaning of the stars can be found in Torah works? - D. B. -1/2-/2004
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