Resurrection of the Dead, The

Who will be resurrected first, and how will bodies be reconstructed? Where will the dead arise, and what will happen to those who are alive at the time?

While not all souls have an equal share in Gan Eden; in rare instances, certain souls do not earn any share at all. The "World to Come," however, is different. Every Jewish soul that ever lived will be resurrected.

Ultimately, the reward for our efforts will not be limited to that which we have directly earned—that which is humanly possible to achieve. During the Resurrection Era, we will be treated to a reward which can only be viewed as a gift from Above.

The Resurrection of the Dead testifies that the soul and body were never totally apart

Kabbalah explains which aspects of a person return at the Resurrection of the Dead.

Judaism's position on cremation touches on some of its most basic and principal beliefs. This article offers a detailed explanation reagrding the origins of this prohibitions, as well as the implications of such an act.

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 ...

Where are the indicators of Moshiach's arrival? Does our generation seem any more "messianic" than the ones which preceded it? In fact, the signs of Redemption are so apparent that many fail to notice them...

Maimonides contends that the ultimate reward for our good deeds will be in the spiritual Gan Eden ("Paradise"), to be experienced by souls alone. Nachmanides strongly disagrees...

If the body is but a temporary and deficient container for the soul, why recompose and revive it?