Resurrection of the Dead, The

What is the Jewish belief in the Resurrection of the Dead? What will actually happen and what is the purpose of this supernatural phenomenon?

The Talmud seeks scriptural origins of the foundational Jewish belief: “the dead will live again”. The tracing trajectory leads us to Aaron HaKohen and subtleties of the mandatory Terumah offerings the Nation of Israel provides for the Kohen clerisy. Ulti...

The Gemara begins its analysis of the Mishnah by attempting to understand why lack of faith in the resurrection is so egregiously sinful—as to rob a soul of its eternity! As evidenced by a fascinating biblical narrative, Divine retribution seems to follow...

We believe that following the coming of Moshiach we will all be reunited with all the departed souls of our loved ones. Why is the resurrection of the dead such a fundamental belief in Judaism?

One of Maimonides' Principles of Faith is that the dead will live again. This class presents an overview of this fundamental concept from biblical, logical, and historical perspectives.

A fundamental Jewish belief is that we will live in our bodies a second time around. But after experiencing life in heaven, why would any soul want to return to this earth?

There seems to be a Torah tradition linking the future Resurrection of the Dead exclusively to those buried in Israel. The obvious question is what about people buried elsewhere?! In this Talmud class, we explore this and other mysterious issues related t...

In these intermediate level classes you will learn to understand the unique give-and-take style of Talmudic discussion. This series studies the end of Tractate Ketubot (folio 111a), which discusses the Resurrection of the Dead-- the fundamental Jewish bel...