[Yuval]

The fundamental Jewish concept of ‘Olam Haba’ or ‘the next world’ is neither heaven nor hell, but rather a pleasant place in which the spirits of the dead dwell. There they await a mass resurrection that is due to accompany Judgement Day. Due to Christian influences, Olam Haba became more and more heaven-like over the centuries, to the point that the right to dwell in it was presented as conditional, one that has to be gained through good deeds. Olam Haba was presented as a place where learned students of the Torah get to study into eternity, while feasting on the flesh of biblical monsters such as the Leviathan. Even so, no parallel has emerged for hell. The alternative to Olam Haba is the ‘Tohu’ or ‘nothingness,’ in which one waits rather idly for the coming of the Jewish messiah and the regaining of life.

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Name : Yuval, Gender : M, Religion : Atheist Jew, Age : 28, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Writer, Social class : Middle class, 

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