Key beliefs in JudaismLife after death - Judgement

Judaism is a monotheistic religion, which means that Jews believe there is only one God. According to Jewish belief and the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, God existed before creation, and Jews have a special relationship with God because of covenants they have made with him, which began with God’s promise to Abraham.

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Life after death - Judgement

According to Jewish belief, the , or , will occur after the coming of the .

Jews believe that God judges how good or bad people have been in order to decide their destiny in the . This is often seen as motivation to behave well and obey all of God’s rules.

God will bring every deed into judgement … whether it is good or evil.
— Ecclesiastes 12:14

Some Jews believe that they will be judged as soon as they die, while others believe that they will be judged by both God and the Messiah on the Day of Judgement. On this day, some Jews believe that everyone will be so that they can be judged, while others believe that only those who are morally good will be resurrected.

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake; some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
— Daniel 12:2

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