One of the questions I am asked the most by Christians is whether or not Jews believe in Heaven and Hell. I tell them that Jewish tradition believes in life after death, but does not really use the words “heaven” and “hell” these days to describe places of reward and punishment. Instead, the phrase “The World-To-Come” (“Ha Olam HaBa”) in Hebrew is the one that appears most frequently. One of the questions I am asked most by Jews, too, is …
Month: December 2019
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of Kavod v’Nichum or the Gamliel Institute. [Ed. Note: This article is reprinted at Expired And Inspired with permission of the Authors. It originally appeared on the website of The Union for Traditional Judaism under UTJ Viewpoints; at https://utj.org/viewpoints/responsa/kaddish-for-a-parent-11-months-or-twelve/. I considered it to be of general interest to the readers of Expired And Inspired. — JB] I have generally assumed that I would …