No, Jewish people don’t believe that Jesus was the Messiah (the mashiach). Mashiach means “the anointed one,” not “the messiah.” Although Jewish people anticipate a messiah as God promised in Hebrew Scripture, they don’t believe that Jesus was the one because they don’t think He met the requirements. Basic beliefs about the mashiach are that God promised one who would lead the people of Israel into a time of peace and that the messiah would be a descendant of David.** According to Christian belief, Jesus was descended from the line of David (Matthew 1:1), but this is disputed by many Jewish people. Jewish people also do not believe Jesus fulfilled the promise of peace because He wasn’t a war leader. Ultimately, there is no official Jewish position on Jesus, but most orthodox Jewish people will reject the notion of Jesus as the messiah.The Christian response is that Jesus is the Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy (Isaiah 9:6; John 5:39, 46; Matthew 5:17-18). Jesus is the Son of God (John 3:16), and His death and resurrection made it possible for humanity to be saved (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:2; Romans 5:2).**For more about Jewish beliefs regarding the messiah, visit http://www.jewfaq.org/mashiach.htm (last accessed April 3, 2018).