Rabbi Ellen Dannin for Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
Grounded Engagement Connects Us To Infinite Joy
I used to have interesting conversations with a friend who had studied for the Catholic priesthood in his youth. We talked about questions of ethics and morality from the perspectives of our two traditions. In one conversation, I mentioned that Jews don't really concern themselves with an afterlife, that you can attend services year after year and never hear anything about what happens after death. My friend was shocked and asked, "Well, then, why be good?"
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