Heaven and Hell
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What departed souls know
I would like to know a little bit more about our souls. When we leave this physical world and we go to the nest world, can our souls see what happens in the physical world? Can souls there see the…
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Description of Heaven
Can you please describe heaven and give sources for your description? Well it’s kind of hard, since I’ve never been there and neither has anyone else I know (currently). But I’ll give it my best shot. The Jewish conception of…
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Being born – is it worth it?
I have learnt that our souls do not wish to be born. I have also learnt that our souls would want to come back to this world after death so they can finish learning a particular lesson. How do we…
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Hell and Its Purpose
Do we as Jews believe in Hell? If so what would someone do to deserve a place in hell? Hell, yes. Well, sort of… …you see, it’s nothing like the images we probably have of it, fashioned from TV evangelists…
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Heaven and Hell
I know that Jews believe in Heaven, but is it said in Jewish text that there is a hell? Answer: Thank you for your question. Jews believe in an afterlife, and in fact that afterlife is the main purpose of…
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Losing a portion in the next world
For what sins can someone lose their portion in the World to Come? Our Mishna teaches that “All Israel have a portion in the world to come”. This promise is based on the words of the prophet Isaiah (60:21) that…
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Reincarnation
Do all Jews believe in Reincarnation? Is this a teaching that is practiced or taught? Thanks Reincarnation is an optional belief in Judaism. Many, myself included, do believe in it but there are others who do not.
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Hell and Satan
Is Satan mentioned in the Torah? And do we as Jews believe in satan/hell? Answer: Satan is mentioned in the Bible, see the first few chapters of Job (and a few other places). However, it’s clear in the verses I…
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Reincarnation
In his books, Dr. Brian Weiss, a Jewish Psychiatrist, determines that his patients have experienced past as well as future lives. And they can recall them under hypnosis. What is the Jewish view on reincarnation? Do our spirits continue to…