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Olam haBa (afterlife) is rarely discussed in Jewish life, be it among Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox Jews. This is in marked contrast to the religious traditions of the people among whom the Jews have lived.
Yes, Judaism believes in, and Jewish traditional sources extensively discuss, punishment and reward in the afterlife (indeed, it is one of the “Thirteen Principles” of Judaism enumerated by Maimonides).
Jewish conceptions of heaven and hell — gan eden (Garden of Eden) and gehinnom, respectively — are associated with the belief in immortality and/or the World to Come, and were also developed independent of these concepts.
Jewish Death Traditions, Rituals & Beliefs. Discover what Judaism teaches about dying, death, and the afterlife, including basic teachings and ancient and modern-day beliefs.
There is an afterlife: Texts from every era in Jewish life identify a world where people go when they die. In the Bible it’s an underworld called Sheol. In the rabbinic tradition it’s known by a number of names, including the yeshiva shel mallah, the school on high.
Jewish eschatology is the area of Jewish theology concerned with events that will happen in the end of days and related concepts. This includes the ingathering of the exiled diaspora, the coming of the Jewish Messiah, the afterlife, and the resurrection of the dead.
According to Jewish tradition, God gave the Torah to the Israelites after their journey through the desert, not long after they fled a life of slavery in Egypt. Rabbi Telushkin points out that Egyptian society was obsessed with life after death.