The bringing of the dead back to life. Performed throughout history by prophets; that it will happen again with the coming of Moshiach is one of the Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith.
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If a woman had more than one husband, to which would she be united at the Resurrection?
Ezra Stiles was a Congregationalist minister in Newport, Rhode Island in the late 18th century. He was a frequent visitor to the Newport Synagogue and there met Rabbi Raphael Hayyim Issac Carregal, a ...
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What sages were known to have revived the dead?
The Talmud speaks of several rabbis who successfully appealed to G-d to revive a deceased colleague or some other individual. As I recall, one revived rabbi asked to be return to the world of the ...
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Cryonics in Judaism
I was recently reading an article about cryogenics, there are around 200 bodies frozen in cryogenics labs around the world, and in the article they said that in the near future they may be able to ...
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Is there a source that the Messiah can die and return?
Is there a source in Judaism that indicates that Moshiach (Ben David, not Ben Yosef) will die before having fulfilled his role and then return to posthumously achieve it?
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Understanding the story of Rabba and Rav Zeira
The Gemarah (Megillah 7b)describes how Rabba and Rav Zeira celebrated Purim together. While intoxicated Rabba kills (slaughters) Rav Zeira. The next day he resurrects him. The next year Rabba invites ...
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What is the purpose of t'chias hamasim?
Given the following: (note please feel free to argue with any of these premises, but please also cite a source)
t'chias hamasim will only occur for the righteous
the righteous who are currently dead ...
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Moshe after t'chiyas hamesim
After the resurrection of the dead, will Moshe have any particular role? If so, what will it be? Sources, please.
(The question was inspired a popular song whose lyrics include "Moshe rabenu will ...
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Was Jonah aware of his miraculous past?
I'm told that some midrashim state that the boy revived by Elijah (I Kings Ch. 17) grew up to be the prophet Jonah.
If so, was Jonah aware of this? It makes for an interesting dimension of his ...
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Why did Gechazi go first?
In this weeks haftarah for parshat Va'Yaira Elisha sends his second Gechazi to go with the woman whose son had just died. after which Gechazi could do nothing and had to call for Elisha.
Do any of ...
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Rambam, Mashiach, and Olam Haba
Could somebody explain to me briefly what the Rambam's opinion is about the sequence of events with Olam HaBa, the Mashiach and Techiyat haMeitim?
It seems that he's saying that when a person dies ...
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Reincarnation vs. resurrection of the dead
Some Jews believe in reincarnation. They are also supposed to accept the Resurrection of the Dead, where actual bodies are resurrected. In that case, for each soul, which body is resurrected?
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Moshe's entering Israel — later
Does anyone know of a source that discusses everyone's entering Israel at t'chiyas hamesim and the ban on Moshe's entering Israel in light of one another (and, preferably, attempts to reconcile them)?
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Why do we say “ואתה עתיד ליטלה ממני”?
In אלוקי נשמה, we thank ה׳ for giving us our souls, and we say that He is destined to take them from us.
Isn't this saying that משיח will not come in our lifetime?
Why aren't we hoping for תחית ...
