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The World Beyond the Grave
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Life After Death
The conviction in a life after death, improvable but unshakeable, has been cherished since the beginning of thinking man's life on earth. It makes its appearance in religious literature not as fiat, commanded irrevocably by an absolute God, but rather arises plant-like, growing and developing naturally in the soul...  12 Comments | |
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The Concept of Immortality
If the Jewish religion had done nothing more for mankind, it could have claimed to be the bed-rock of all the world's ethical culture... | |
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Messiah
Traditional Judaism believes, without equivocation, in the coming of an inconceivably great hero, anointed for leadership--a descendant of the House of David, who will lead the world out of chaos... | |
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The Resurrection of the Dead
Resurrection affirms that man's empirical existence is valuable in G-d's eyes; his activities in this world are significant in the scheme of eternity; his strivings are not to be deprecated as vain and useless, but are to be brought to fulfillment at the end of days... | |
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A Corollary of Jewish Belief
The existence of a life after death is a necessary corollary of the Jewish belief in a just and merciful and ethical God... | |
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A thorough elucidation of the Jewish laws and customs relating to death and mourning, from the moment of death to post-mourning practices and procedures.
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