Jewish Beliefs about Life after Death

Question 1

What are patriarchs?

Answer 1

The father’s of Judaism.

Question 2

What is Gan Eden?

Answer 2

Heaven

Question 3

What is Geninnom?

Answer 3

Hell

Question 4

What is the tosefta?

Answer 4

Rabbinic opinions extra to the Mishneh.

Question 5

SOWAA proving an afterlife

Answer 5

‘gathered to your people’

Question 6

What does the Tenakh say about the end of the world?

Answer 6

The dead will be raised.
God will create a new world by rebuilding Jerusalem and the Temple.

Question 7

How will God decide what will happen to people at judgement?

Answer 7

How they lived their lives.

Question 8

What do Jews believe about resurrection?

Answer 8

It’ll only occur at the messianic age.
It’ll occur after the messianic age.
Only the righteous will be resurrected.

Question 9

What are the different rabbi opinions on heaven and hell?

Answer 9

Righteous people go to Gan Eden and ordinary people go to Gehinnom.
Gehinnom is more like Christian purgatory,
Evil souls are permanently damned.