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How do Jews believe they will get to heaven?

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We don't believe in the existence the Christian concept of heaven. What happens after death is actually barely discussed in Judaism and there are some theories, primarily that after death our souls are cleansed and we either return to HaShem (The Creator) to wait for the world to come or we are reincarnated as a person to work to become closer to HaShem. There is also a theory that the soul of a person who does great evil throughout their life ceases to exist.

The focus of Judaism is to do good in this life.

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