Kabbalah on the Afterlife

I am a 71 year old active Christian who has since a little child done as Rabbi Kaplan has said, I have been filled with ripple of joy surging through me when ever I saw something Jewish. This web site will greatly increase my ability to learn even more about our Creator's world and about the people He says are the apple of His eyes. I have been to Dachu and to Jerusalem and area around it just before the 6 Day War. Our speaker also is filled with the spirit and is alive with passion for our Creator. May I ask him to consider that when G_d made Adam to begin with that He put a first breath of life into him just like all of the other creation. But with Man, G_d breathed the second Breath of Real Life into Adam. Re his rib comment, I agree fully. G_d took half out of him and that included attributes. We quip, "Meet my other half" when we should realize it to mean, "Meet the other Spiritual half of me that G_d selected to give to me." LaChaim.

This was an interesting lecture but improperly titled "Kabbalah on the Afterlife." Although the Rabbi introduces some nice Kabbalistic ideas, he really didn't speak much about the afterlife. I wish that he would have.

This was a wonderful class to listen to. I have to argue that the claim that animals domestic and wild did not die in the tsunami is not true, since a few did but perhaps they were too ill or old to get away from the water when it came. But it's true that they knew. This is well documented and based in fact. I wonder if they will know when the moshiach comes before we know. <G>

I had went through the whole lecture tonight. It was even better than the first. Rabbi Kaplan should a have a nickname like "The reality Rabbi." This is why it so great to be G-d's creation, to have the ability to find such knowledge right under our noses.

Maria, thanks for your comments. I am not jewish, and I assumed they all believe in evolution, which I am inclined to accept. I also wanted to know about their views on reencarnation and life after death, but I have not been able to watch the video presented in this website yet.
Regards

Super. Thank you!

Most Jews do indeed believe in evolution. That, and many other reasons is why Judaism experienced a reformation in the 1800's, into a movement called "Reform Judaism". Conservative and most modern Orthodox Jews probably do as well. Secularly educated Orthodox Jews possibly do too. But Hasidic Jews simply can't wrap their heads around it. Hence, you'll never see dinosaur toys, books or images amongst their kids' possessions.

As pedestrian, unenlightened and provincial or frankly shocking as that sounds, Chabad Hasidim still do have a lot of other good to offer, that others in the world simply aren't bothering with these days.

Any of them would be happy to argue evolution vs. creationism with their constituents, I'm sure. You won't so much find that in other sects of Hasidism. After all is said and done, my basic credo with these folks (and the vast education about my culture they're all too generous to impart) is: "take what you want and leave the rest".

Thank you i really enjoyed this class

He's on fire! I wish we had Rabbis this talented in L.A.!

Listening to Mendel Kaplan, I get the impression that Jewish people do not believe in evolution?