EVENING SESSION
4 Mondays 8:00-9:30pm
starting 11 March 2024
MORNING SESSION
4 Tuesdays 10:00-11:30am
starting 12 March 2024
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Who hasn’t wondered what happens when we die? We know what happens to the body. But what happens to the soul at birth and again at death?
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- Can we connect with our loved ones? Do they still care about us? Do they know when I visit their grave?
- Does Judaism believe in Heaven & Hell? Reincarnation? What happens at the final moments of life? After life?
- What’s the Jewish grieving process? Why 7 days of mourning? What’s Kaddish all about?
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At once practical and powerful, reflective and relatable, Journey of the Soul teaches a Jewish perspective on life that begins before birth and lasts well after a person’s passing.
It’s a journey we all take, and it’s yours to explore this March.
Lesson Details
Lesson 1
Demystifying Death
Why are humans so anxious about death and dying? For many, the abrupt finality of death makes life itself seem futile. By exploring how our life force—our immortal soul—never ends but merely shifts roles, we begin to view life and death as two harmonious steps on the same journey.
lesson 2
Taking Leave
Is death painful for souls? Is my presence felt when I visit a grave? Judaism’s pre-burial and burial rituals accompany the soul’s gradual transition from a limiting physical life to a completely spiritual one. We discuss those rituals and how, once freed, the soul’s connection to the living continues in new and powerful ways.
lesson 3
Where We Go
For centuries, human beings have been motivated by the promise of heaven and frightened by the threat of hell. Discover what Jews believe about where every soul goes and how Kaddish aids a soul in reaching true peace.
lesson 4
Where We Go Again
Reincarnation: more than a fascinating topic, Judaism provides a practical way to imagine this mystical process, and explains why it is important both to departed souls and to our lives today.