With Reb Simcha Raphael, PH.D. Does Judaism include a belief in the afterlife? Unequivocally, the answer is yes! Unfortunately, in the contemporary Jewish community we have lost touch with much of the ...

I know and I teach children and adults that Judaism does believe in an afterlife for our souls. In fact, Christianity got this belief from Judaism. The Judaism that made the case for heaven was ...

Only 38% of American Jews believe in an afterlife, far fewer than in Israel, according to a new study of spiritual practices around the world. That share was lower than the 83% of U.S. Christians who ...

In a time punctuated by death, Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann wants people to learn how to appreciate life. Kaltmann, executive director of the Lori Schottenstein Chabad Center in New Albany, is encouraging ...

Religion is not central to the lives of most U.S. Jews. Even Jews by religion are much less likely than Christian adults to consider religion to be very important in their lives (28% vs. 57%). And ...

What's next? Either heaven, which is union with God; purgatory, a temporary period of purification; or hell, a state of self-chosen exclusion from God. Who gets to go? Moral, loving, faithful ...

(RNS) — One of these days, I will write a book on how American cinema portrays rabbis and other Jewish clergy. The basic idea of the book? The way American movies portray Jewish clergy reveals our ...