Judaism on Death and the Afterlife Episode 9 of Death, Dying, and the Afterlife
In the first of several lectures on how major world faiths approach death, the focus is on Judaism. From the importance of mourning and burial rites to the recent resurgence in American Jewish belief in an afterlife, go inside the evolving views on death and the afterlife in Jewish history.
Running Time
32 mins
Year
2016
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1260953
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