2006-08-09 11:08:15 · 7 answers · asked by specal k 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
in short: do good (see end of deut 30)
slightly longer version:
We believe that everyone has an eternal soul. When someone does good, they help bring their souls closer to G-d (which is what heaven, in our religion, is -- closeness to G-d). When one does something bad, they distance themselves.
When someone dies, they are sent through a cleansing process ("hell") after which they go to heaven.
We don't believe that we need some special key or pass to get into heaven. We believe that people are not inherently evil and everyone has the chance to get into heaven.
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2006-08-09 11:10:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judaism clearly believes that every decent human being, Jew or otherwise, has a "portion in the world to come". For more details, see the link below. Yes, we can forfeit this "plot" especially by leading others in sin, though by default, we're good human beings.
2006-08-10 08:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Letz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Jewish beliefs, i think non-Jews do not exist in the Hereafter
plz correct me if im wrong
2006-08-09 11:12:12 · answer #3 · answered by XB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm
2006-08-09 11:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Abriel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by changing their religion
2006-08-09 11:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by d_elmasry@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thru cleansing.
2006-08-09 11:11:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
by doing MITZVAS.
2006-08-09 11:11:13 · answer #7 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋