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March 10, 2026

Americans Still Believe in the Soul, and Even the Afterlife

A belief that might be coming back.

Outside of the most Orthodox circles, American Jews rarely talk about the afterlife, although rabbinic works from the Talmud on are replete with references to postmortem reward and punishment. But what about Americans in general? Ryan Burge investigates the latest survey data:

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