[Jeremy30938]

Judaism has no coherent message on the afterlife, so as a result you’ll find Jews who believe many different things. Some believe in heaven and hell, some believe in heaven but no hell, some believe in some form of purgatory. Many traditional Jews believe in the idea that we may not go directly to an afterlife but that there will be a mass resurrection of all good souls when the Messiah comes. And many, including me, believe in no afterlife at all. Judaism doesn’t emphasize the afterlife in the way that it emphasizes the need for us to act responsibly in this world – not because we’re afraid of going to hell, but just because it’s the proper way to live. While some Jews believe very strongly in an afterlife of some kind, I think it would be fair to say that the primary focus of Judaism is to do good in this world. My view is that there is no afterlife – our time in this world is our one chance to exist – which is why it’s so important to use that chance to leave the place better than we found it.

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Name : Jeremy30938, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 27, City : Seattle, State : WA, Country : United States, Occupation : Political Technology, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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