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Gurkow, Lazer
Rabbi Gurkow is spiritual leader of congregation Beth Tefilah in London, Ontario. He has lectured extensively on a variety of Jewish topics, and his articles have appeared in many print and online publications. For more on Rabbi Gurkow and his wrtings and talks, please click here. |
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Latest Comments:
my opinion is that the soul is like the driver of the car. when the engine is broken the car doesnt work so the driver can''t drive, same with body and soul?
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Dear Dalen,
Thank you for posting your thougtfull comment. To my undertanding, your argument underscores the very point that Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak was making.
You don't see the engine when you look at the outside of the car, but you don't need to peer into the hood to know that it is there. If the car moves you know that the engine is inside. The proof is in the pudding; take out the engine and see if the car still moves.
The soul is, in this sense, the body's engine. Surely the soul comprises much more than a vivifying force for the body, but the body's vitality is one of many indicators of the soul's existence.
Rabbi Lazer Gurkow
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The story was told that there must be a soul because when the body dies nothing moves it.
What about the car engine when it dies? the car stops moving, but its not because it lost its soul.
I only make this reply because the first comment of "we dont know what happens after you die" seems to apply. (for most of us anyway.)
G-ds Peace,
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Afterlife & Reincarnation - Part 1
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What is the soul? Where was it before it entered our body? And where does the soul go after it leaves? Does Judaism believe in hell? Join a fantastic discussion of Judaism's view of afterlife. (1:01:16) | |
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| A discussion of the soul's descent to the physical world for a second chance. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the soul's journey from heaven to earth to heaven and back again.
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| A discussion of the soul's descent to the physical world for a second chance. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the soul's journey from heaven to earth to heaven and back again.
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| Why is there a need for reincarnation? To whom does it occur? Can an entire generation be reincarnated?
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| This stimulating talk presents the Jewish perspective on the soul, afterlife, reincarnation and resurrection.
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| Judaism teaches about the reality of life after physical life; what is the nature of this after-life experience for the soul?
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| The belief in the resurrection of the dead – one of the thirteen principals of faith – and why it’s so fundamental to our faith.
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What Really Happens?
Learn the real meaning of Heaven and Hell, the experience of the soul after a person passes on, and the concept of angels.
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| The way the soul will operate when it is not enclosed within the body. The different phases the soul goes through from when it departs the body until it reaches its place in the upper worlds.
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