Heaven and Hell
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Time in the Next World
I’ve heard that the maximum amount of time one spends in Hell is 12 months. How is time related to a world that is beyond time? I’ve also heard that whatever you do in this world lives with you infinitely…
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Reincarnation In a Nutshell
Is their life after we die? Or will we come back in another person. Reincarnation is debated by the great scholars of the Geonic period (circa 6th to 10th Centuries). Some do not accept it at all while others do…
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No difference between Heaven and Hell?
I once heard that in Heaven, everyone learns Torah in depth without interruption, for all of eternity. In Hell also, everyone learns Torah in depth without interruption, for all of eternity. For some people this situation will be Heaven and…
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How We Know There’s a Heaven
Is there really a heaven & how do we know? Is there a heaven? The Torah teaches that there most certainly is. However, you may have noticed the curious fact that the Written Torah contains very little discussion of our…
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Heaven, Hell, and Loved Ones
Do we as Jews definitively believe in Heaven, as in we will see our loved ones when we pass away? Also, will we see our cherished dogs we were honored to live with throughout our lifetime? (my dog was my…
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Terminal Illness and the Afterlife
A friend of mine is very ill with cancer and she does not have a lot of faith. I want to explain to her the Jewish view on heaven. Thank you very much! Answer: Exactly how you should present this…
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G-d, Afterlife, and Angels
Please explain the view of Judaism regarding… [The full text of question was removed for the sake of brevity] The issues that you raise, are at the core of Jewish philosophy, and they are the topics of libraries of literature…
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The Afterlife
Do Orthodox Jews believe in the afterlife? Like heaven/hell, resurrection)? Answer: Thanks for asking such an important question. First, let’s deal with how you worded the question. You asked if “Orthodox” Jews believe in afterlife. There are not two, three,…
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Beyond the grave
Some body told me when a person dies, he face problems in his grave, like fire and other dangerous things if he did bad in his life, and he gets rewards in the grave if he was a good person.…