Stories from Heaven - Vayechi
No one hates death more than Jewish people hate death. Our love for life is unparalleled. To the point that Torah reports Yaakov's passing without using the word "died" at all, because as the Talmud decrees, Yaakov did not die! Turns out, we don't only hate death - we don't believe in it! Can this be true for our late loved ones as well? Are they really still living? And if yes, what does that mean for us? This is an essential Jewish concept derived from an essential story in the Torah - the end of Yaakov's (mortal) life, and the historic transition from the "family of Yaakov" to the…
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