By their jokes we shall know them. Think about all the cartoons featuring someone coming before St Peter at the gate of Heaven. All the cartoons about Hell. Our culture has committed to the Greek vision, with tailfins and racing stripes.
Then there is the music. Last year my choir sang "Songs of Farewell" by Charles Perry. These motets are very beautiful and present a variety of views of death. This one I found most conducive to the belief on the Jewish side:
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By their jokes we shall know them. Think about all the cartoons featuring someone coming before St Peter at the gate of Heaven. All the cartoons about Hell. Our culture has committed to the Greek vision, with tailfins and racing stripes.
Then there is the music. Last year my choir sang "Songs of Farewell" by Charles Perry. These motets are very beautiful and present a variety of views of death. This one I found most conducive to the belief on the Jewish side:
4.
There is an old belief,
That on some solemn shore,
Beyond the sphere of grief
Dear friends shall meet once more.
Beyond the sphere of Time and Sin
And Fate's control,
Serene in changeless prime
Of body and of soul.
That creed I fain would keep
That hope I'll ne'er forgo,
Eternal be the sleep,
If not to waken so.
Here is a fine recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C47L0iorBXE