I've been listening to a lot of podcasts at work lately. I'm surprised I never really downloaded any before. I suggest a bunch of the NPR ones, like "Wait Wait don't tell me" and "car talk
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Haha you are so funny, Dan! You can still buy Fruitstripe gum by the way... at Meijer I think, if they have one of those near you.
And I hope this doesn't sound idiotic but...I didn't know that there was no belief in the devil in Judaism. Can you elaborate for me? I'm always interested in other beliefs, but somehow I missed that whole devil thing for Judaism.
The basic belief in Judaism, as far as I understand it, is that everyone goes to Heaven. The difference is depending on how well you acted in life, the closer your soul gets to bask in the aura of Godliness. Or something like that. It was once described as like a rock concert, but once you're in you can potentially move your way up to the front row.
There are a few mentions of a place called "Sheoul" in some of the other writings, which is assumed to be a sort of hellish limbo type place, but it's not really standard teaching.
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And I hope this doesn't sound idiotic but...I didn't know that there was no belief in the devil in Judaism. Can you elaborate for me? I'm always interested in other beliefs, but somehow I missed that whole devil thing for Judaism.
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There are a few mentions of a place called "Sheoul" in some of the other writings, which is assumed to be a sort of hellish limbo type place, but it's not really standard teaching.
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