Questions tagged [olam-haba-world-to-come]
Questions pertaining to Olam Haba - The World to Come
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what are the rewards for the righteous in Olam Haba?
I am looking for some sources from chazal on what rewards await the righteous in olam haba (the afterlife). preferably some kind of comprehensive treatise rather than bits and pieces.
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Is a gentile obliged to get married and multiply?
We all know that a Jew is obliged to get married and have children. It's considered that a man is not complete until he gets married. I am not sure if a Jew won't have a share in Olam HaBa if he/she ...
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How do we know that we will enjoy Olam Haba?
Every person has different wants and desires. Some enjoy good food, others enjoy vacations, yet some others enjoy fine art. Although Olam Haba will be a spiritual enjoyment, how do we know that it ...
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Non-Orthodox converts and Olam Ha-Ba
Would a Gentile who converted through a non-orthodox movement be judged as a Gentile or a Jew in Olam Ha-Ba?
In regards to the judgement, would his/her action of converting and living a "Jewish" ...
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Will Moshiach identify Jews currently thought to be non-Jews?
The Rambam writes in Malachim 10:2:
ואינו בא לא לטמא הטהור. ולא לטהר הטמא. ולא לפסול אנשים שהם בחזקת כשרות. ולא להכשיר מי שהוחזקו פסולין. אלא לשום שלום בעולם.
[Eliyahu] is not coming to make impure ...
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What happens to the angels post tikkun olam?
What happens to the spiritual entities such as the angels when the tikkun olam is complete and Moshiach has arrived? Will they also attain a place in Olam Haba?
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Reform Conversions and Olam Ha-Ba [duplicate]
If a Gentile decides to convert through the Reform movement for the purposes of being ethically monotheistic, practicing traditions relating to Judaism, and having a community, would they be punished ...
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Losing your portion in the world to come and Elisha ben Avuha
I don't remember which mishna it is, however there is a mishna that lists certain ways a person loses their portion in the world to come. However in the case of Elisha ben Avuha, he thought he lost ...
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On the nature of 'Olam HaBa'
I have read that Olam HaBa is an idyllic state in which the world will exist after the Moshiach arrives. Is this correct?
But I've also read that Olam HaBa is only for the righteous of all nations, ...
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Did the ancient Rabbanim believe that the spirits of the dead walked the Earth?
In the Midrashim I noticed that Rabbanim keep mentioning events in which the Rabbi would be walking along and come across a man doing some task and it would turn out to be the spirit of a dead man who ...
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Shabbos Clothing and Disgracing the Festivals
Many years ago, my principal told us before succos bein hazmanim,
One who does not wear shabbos clothing (i.e. a white shirt, suit and tie etc.) on Chol HaMo'ed - specifically when he comes to ...
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Will reading Questions and Answers on Mi Yodeya gain a Jew entrance into Olam Haba?
"One who learns Halachos every day is a Ben Olam Haba" (Babylonian Talmud Niddah 73a)
If a Jew reads the halachic questions and answers on this forum everyday, does that guarantee he or she will ...
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How does punishment in the World to Come make sense?
If a person is able to make choices in this world, and especially if a person is able to disbelieve that there is a Divine order of any type, how does it make sense for a person's soul to be punished ...
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How can Eliyahu say that almost no one in the market has a share in Olam Haba?
Ta'anit 22a recounts (in the g'mara) a story of R. Beroka b. Haza'ah and Eliyahu ha-Navi in a marketplace in Be Lapat, which a note in my Soncino translation says is in Khuzistan. R. Beroka asks ...
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Olam Haba depends on how you treat your wife
I have heard in the name of Rabbi Chaim Vital that one's olam haba depends largely on how he treated his wife.
anyone know the source (if any) of this statement and what is the logic behind it.
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will the average person make it into Olam Haba
will the average Jew who presumably has a big accumulated package of sins and also a big package of good deeds make it into Olam Haba?
is there a minimum requirement for one to "get in"?
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Intrinsic reasons for being observant
If a person doesn't care much about the reward in Olam Habah, what reasons does he have for being religious (learning torah and observing the mitzvot)?
As a parable, a businessman might not care ...
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Would one say Kaddish for someone who forfeited his portion in the world to come?
Inspired by a recent discussion:
Chazal tell us that someone who says "I will sin and I will repent, will not be given the opportunity to repent" (Mishna Yoma 8:9). Chazal also tell us that there ...
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Do the parents of a convert merit in the afterlife for their child's decision?
When my child was little, she wanted to know whether my parents, who are not Jewish, would go to Heaven. I explained to her that the righteous of all nations have a place in the world to come. But ...
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Why does Gehazi have no share in the world to come?
The mishna in Sanhedrin 90a lists Gehazi as one of the 4 commoners who have no share in the world to come. I have seen different reasons for this none of which I fully understand.
He mocked the ...
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Could I became a Jew in the next cosmic reborn/reboot?
Hindu people believe that the Cosmos is dying and emerging in a never ending circle.
How is this seen by Jews and could I be born in the new Cosmos instance as a Jew, even if I am not?
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Can a person sell their portion in heaven?
Can a person sell their portion in olam haba (heaven)? Is the sale valid and binding?
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Will prophecy return in the time of Mashiach?
Will the there be prophets in the times of Moshiach? Will everyone have some level of prophecy in the time of Mashiach? Or is prophecy gone forever?
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Is there a concept of time in Gan Eden and the world to come?
Does Time exist in Gan Eden and the world to come. I heard that you cant get bored of these places since there's no time there. Also heard midrash that Yitchak Aviinu went to Gan Eden for 2 years ...
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Bet HaMikdash and Olam Haba - Rambam
If, as the Rambam says, Olam Haba is something that comes after the days of Mashiach and the ressurrection of the dead, and if it is a completely spiritual reality - as I read in his Treatise on ...
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Why is there no description of Olam Haba in the Torah?
According to the beginning of the Mesilas Yesharim, the entire purpose of creation is for man to merit Olam Haba (the bliss of the next world).
If so, why is there no mention nor description of Olam ...
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What is the earliest commentary we have that recognized Hell as a place for cleansing the soul?
I am trying to determine the most ancient extant source for the concept of Hell as a place of spiritual cleansing. Regardless of what term you use for it (etc. ,גיא בן הינום, שְׁאוֹל), I understand ...
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How does Judaism prove the existence of the life of the world to come?
I have three questions:
What is the basis for the Jewish belief in the World to Come?
What human traits does Judaism consider reflect the possession of an eternal soul?
What purpose(s) is/are served ...
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What is the difference between חיי העולם הבא and חיי העולמים (in Bircas Hamazon)?
Towards the end of Bircas Hamazon on Shabbos, Ashenazim say
הרחמן הוא ינחילנו יום שכולו שבת ומנוחה לחיי העולמים
Later and every day they say,
הרחמן הוא יזכנו לימות המשיח ולחיי העולם הבא
What is ...
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Guaranteed olam haba?
Certain practices such as learning halachot daily or reciting ashrei three times a day are supposed to guarantee a person a place in olam haba. How exactly does this work? Can a person be an evil ...
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What is a person's consciousness in the next world?
I have heard in the name of the baalei mussar that the same consciousness you have in this world carries through to the next. In other words the same "I" that you relate to in this world remains the ...
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Fate of Ephraim and Menashe
Ephraim and Menashe were supposed to make great nations of themselves, as it is written. But since the first diaspora, their existence is either unknown or they have all died out. What can we say ...
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Are non-Jews/gentiles permanent slaves to Jews in Olam Habah?
Are non-Jews permanent slaves to Jews in the world to come? I'll post the source text once I find it, or if someone can edit this and post the source for me. I believe it's in the Talmud, but not sure ...
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Are the ignorant/uneducated exempt from halacha?
Are the ignorant/uneducated (Jews) exempt from following halacha? Do they have a share in the world to come even if they break Jewish law or are apikores?
I am led to believe that the answer is, more ...
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What Happens to People Who Don't Have a Portion in Olam Haba?
The last perek of Sanhedrin lists some people who have no share in Olam Haba. Other people who forfeit their share are discussed in the answers to this question: No Olam Habah for these?
My question ...
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Who are the tzaddikim in olam ha-ba?
The midrash tells of various things that will happen to the righteous in olam ha-ba, such as feasting on Leviathan. Who are these? Everybody except those who have no share in olam ha-ba per Pirke ...
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Rambam on Olam Haba, Mashiach, and Techiyat haMeitim
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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Technology during Days of Moshiach
When Moshisch comes (Biezras Hashem) will there be technology like, computers, cars, electricity, etc?
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Non-Jews (Gentiles) in Olam Haba (Jewish Afterlife)?
Are there non-Jews in Olam Haba (the world to come), either in Gehenom (Hell) or Gan Eden (Heaven)?
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