Thread: Ask The Rabbi!!
View Single Post
Old 05-26-2009, 06:29 PM   #5
TomHagen
Rabbinic Consigliere
 
TomHagen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
First Name: Tattejuaje
Location: NY
Posts: 601
Trading: (12)
Bolivar
TomHagen will become famous soon enough
Default Re: Ask The Rabbi!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyCigars View Post
Okay, another question: (and thanks again in advance!!)

If Judaism doesn't embrace an "afterlife", how is Samuel's appearance during the seance between King Saul and the witch at Endor explained? Samuel seemed really unhappy that he was "disturbed". If he was disturbed (and unhappy about it), wouldn't it indicate that he was *aware* that he was dead? Since awareness of death would seem to indicate more than just "ceasing to exist", I'm curious as to how this is resolved.

Thanks!!
We DO embrace an afterlife for the soul. Torah and especially mystical Judaism describes this at length and in detail.
__________________
Cigar Asylum Minyan///Corona Gorda Comparison Thread
Do Acts of Goodness and Kindness!!
TomHagen is offline   Reply With Quote