The Book of Memories

Eternal Life

Rabbi Shnayor Burton and Mikey Stone

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We believe that the soul is eternal and that the dead will return to life. Why, then, do we fear dying and mourn the dead? And why does the Torah give weight to the phenomenon of death? There is indeed a tension here, and this week we speculate about why this is as it must be.