Resurrection of the Dead, The

Learn the responses of outstanding Sages of antiquity to challenges presented by a variety of antagonists, apathetics and agnostics. This class presents a fascinating selection of varied scriptural sources; presented as proof in response to those who ques...

This inaugural class on the final chapter of tractate Sanhedrin covers the opening Mishnah, which speaks of “who will, and who won't, receive a portion of the proverbial World-to-Come.” Amongst the fascinating topics covered in this Talmud series are Tora...

What will our world be like after the resurrection of the dead? Will this physical world last forever? What will human beings do after this world becomes completely holy and perfect?

In the beginning of time, G-d blows a soul into a body of clay and thus creates man. So, too, will it be at the end of time. Join Rabbi Kaplan as he expounds upon this wondrous fusion of body and soul.

The Sefirot of Netzach, Hod, Yesod, and Malchut as they correspond to the 1) Messianic Era, 2) the Era of the Resurrection, 3) the Seventh Millennium, and 4) the post-historical era of the "50,000 Jubilees."

One source in the Talmud posits that at some point in the Messianic era the commandments will become nullified and obsolete. Yet other sources indicate that the commandments are eternal? This class will resolve the apparent contradiction and present an ov...

Saturday night, after Shabbat ends, we eat a special meal called "Melave Malka" (lit. "bidding farewell to the Queen.") What are the sources in Scripture and Talmud for this custom? What are its deeper meanings?