After one-hundred-and-twenty
Subtitle: reflecting on death, mourning, and the afterlife in the Jewish tradition
By: Hillel Halkin
Series: Library of Jewish ideas; Library of Jewish ideas
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780691149745
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Jewish mourning customs; Death; Judaism
Other titles: After 120; Reflecting on death, mourning, and the afterlife in the Jewish tradition
Description: "After One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regarding death, mourning, and the afterlife as they have existed and evolved from biblical times to today. Taking its title from the Hebrew and Yiddish blessing to live to a ripe old age--Moses is said to have been 120 years old when he died--the book explores how the Bible's original reticence about an afterlife gave way to views about personal judgment and reward after death, the resurrection of the body, and even reincarnation. It examines Talmudic perspectives on grief, burial, and the afterlife, shows how Jewish approaches to death changed in the Middle Ages with thinkers like Maimonides and in the mystical writings of the Zohar, and delves into such things as the origins of the custom of reciting Kaddish for the deceased and beliefs about encountering the dead in visions and dreams." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.