{"product_id":"before-the-afterlife-hardcover","title":"Before the Afterlife (hardcover)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eBecoming a giver is our primary task in this world. However, the task is not just about performing more acts of giving. It’s about changing ourselves. It’s about the internal dimension. Our mission in this world is to grow spiritually and prepare ourselves to become vessels to receive the eternal bliss of the next world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n \r\nRabbi Dessler\u003c\/i\u003e, citing the Rambam, sheds light on this task, noting that one’s position in the \u003ci\u003eWorld to Come\u003c\/i\u003e is determined by the degree of inwardness we have attained. What is this inwardness and how do we get there? \u003ci\u003eHashem\u003c\/i\u003e created us with powerful tools to activate and utilize toward this end. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nIn this penetrating work, sequel to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eAfterlife: The Jewish View\u003c\/i\u003e (Mosaica Press, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eA Path to the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e (Mosaica Press, 2018), \u003cb\u003eRabbi Sholom Kamenetsky’s\u003c\/b\u003e teachings are made accessible through the words and descriptions of his student, \u003cb\u003eJonathan Morgenstern\u003c\/b\u003e.\r\n \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n“The ideas expressed herein have the power to transform your life…A masterful job…practical and immediately useful. These timeless and fundamental lessons will strengthen and improve your relationship with G-d.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\nFrom the foreword by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRabbi Sholom Kamenetsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n \r\nJonathan Morgenstern \u003c\/b\u003eis a lawyer and marketing executive in Philadelphia, PA, and student of Rabbi Kamenetsky. He has written two other books about the afterlife and how our lives in this world build eternity. They are entitled Afterlife: The Jewish View and A Path to the Afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eJonathan Moregenstern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eFeldheim Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e9781957579160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eJewish Thought \u0026amp; Mussar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Feldheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55446011248808,"sku":"BEFA","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/unnamed_a5030ce8-df80-48d6-91b8-5e64189a2b00.jpg?v=1781048383","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/before-the-afterlife-hardcover","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}