Does the Soul Survive? : A Jewish Journey to Belief in Afterlife, Past Lives and Living with Purpose Book

Foreword by Brian L. Weiss, M.D	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	xix
1 Telepathy: A Window on the Soul's Survival	1
2 Near-Death Experiences (NDEs): The Literature	13
3 What Is Soul?	23
4 Survival of the Soul: Judaism's Views	33
5 What Happens After I Die?	41
6 Traditional Judaism on Resurrection of the Dead	49
7 Past-Life Regression: An Introduction	57
8 Training with Dr. Brian Weiss	65
9 Reincarnation: Judaism's Views	81
10 Tales of Reincarnation: The Role of the Rebbe	95
11 Mediums: Judaism's Position	103
12 Psychic Gifts of a Medium: James Van Praagh	111
13 Weighing the Evidence	125
14 Discrepancies in Afterlife and Reincarnation Accounts	135
15 The Impact of Affirming the Soul's Survival	147
16 Cultivating the Soul	159
Conclusion: Live Now Gratefully and Responsibly	169
Appendix: Torah and Immortality of the Soul: A Hot Debate	175
Notes	197
Glossary	229
Selected Bibliography	235
Index	241
About Jewish Lights	247