How is it that most Jewish people in America aren't as preoccupied with the...

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IwasshotinjailaJre

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...afterlife as other religions are? A Rabbi stated as much at a recent Philosophy of Religion conference I attended. The topic was "Hell".
Sigh, why couldn't I have been born Jewish instead of Mormon...I have total Jew envy right now.
 
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kto1

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THE REAL TERRORIST: ISRAEL/JEWS the Real Terrorist: Robbing lands by killing and bombing Palestinians by the thousands mercilessly and occupying their lands, Palestine no longer exists in world map now:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2213407/protest_the_massacres_in_gaza/

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2308406/gazas_children/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2208021/barhoum_the_iof_air_raids_mass_execution_of_gaza_inhabitants/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2211038/breaking_news_israel_attackin_gaza_killings_hundreds_of_people/
 
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justwondering1

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Most American jews are secular. But generally, judaism is a religion of life.

There is a concept of afterlife in judaism, though it's not a focal point of the religion and most jews know little about it.

The jews/Israelites of scripture seemed to harbor the believe that if they transgressed God's laws, they would be punished with destruction, and this is threatened. They also seemed to believe that some people were prosperous because they were blessed by God (either for their righteousness or in order to enable them to carry out some task).

Most jews today do not have such a literal concept of this though. Those who keep the laws of the Torah usually do so out of sense of obligation and love for God.

That's not to say that christians live righteous lives only to get into heaven. Many christians are very sincere in their beliefs and love for God, of course, but the afterlife still is usually a prominent feature in the christian religions.
 
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mochi

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there is no hell in the jewish faith. their religion isn't concentrated around being fearful of burning in hell for eternity.
 
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MakeSure

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"What Does the Bible *Really* Teach . . . ?"

"You will . . . return *to the ground*, for out of it you were taken.
For dust you are and *to dust you will return*." --Genesis 3:19

". . . They expire, and back to their dust they go." --Psalm 104:29

'Hell'
- ". . . Transfer of a pagan concept and word to a [supposedly] Christian idiom, used in the K.J.V. for O.T. Heb. Sheol, N.T. Gk. Hades, Gehenna. . ." <etymonline.com>

"What Are Sheol and Hades?"
http://watchtower.org/e/bh/appendix_08.htm

"Where Are the Dead?"
http://watchtower.org/e/bh/article_06.htm

“Soul” and “Spirit”—What Do These Terms *Really* Mean?
http://watchtower.org/e/bh/appendix_07.htm

"The modern English word Hell is derived from Old English hel, helle (about *725 AD*) and ultimately from Proto-Germanic halja, meaning 'one who covers up or hides something' ". <Wikipedia.org>

"Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world." --1 John 4:1-21

"Make sure of all things; hold fast to what is fine." --1Th 5:21

"Understanding the Bible---A Pleasure Open to You!" http://watchtower.org/e/20060401a/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20010701/article_01.htm
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sioux†

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Im pretty sure they believe hell is the grave, no fire and brimstone,
so why worry.
I disagree, but thats based on what Jesus said.
 
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