[C-Jacobs19311]

It depends. A Jewish atheist doesn’t. A reform or conservative Jew might or might not. An orthodox Jew (like myself) for sure does. In fact, it says in our holy writings that this world is merely a corridor to the next world. We call this world Olam Haze (literally ‘this world’) and the next world Olam Haba (literally ‘The World to Come’); we call this world Olam Hasheker (literally ‘the world of lies’) and the next world Olam Ha’emes (literally ‘the world of truth’); and finally this world is referred to as the world of ‘doing’ and the next world is referred to the world of reaping what we sowed (reward or punishment). A simple version of what the Torah says (the foundation of Judaism) is that in the next world everything physical is stripped away, and depending on how spiritual a person is, how close a person is to the Creator, he or she experiences either joy (someone who is very close) or pain (someone who isn’t).

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Name : C-Jacobs19311, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 29, City : Beit Shemesh, State : NA, Country : Israel, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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