38% of American Jews believe in life after death, but 83% of US Christians do, study finds

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"... That share was lower than the 83% of U.S. Christians who believe in life after death, as well as the 58% of Israeli Jews who say there is an afterlife. ...

Unlike in some Christian denominations where a belief in the afterlife is an organizing idea, Judaism has no single doctrine about what happens after death. Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States. ..."

38% of American Jews believe in life after death, study finds - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "About half of American Jews, and nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews, said animals can have spirits."

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