Some random thoughts your sermon stirred up about death and eternal life.: I loved your referencing Mark Twain saying that sitting in a green meadow listening to harp music for an eternity is not his idea of the good life in heaven. I also liked your observation that humans desperately want to believe in there being an afterlife - preferably one with only the good parts of life, but don't want to go through the messy process of dying to get there. People often question why a loving God would want us to suffer and die, but I've always thought that living only the pleasant parts of life would get to be boring. Perhaps that is why God created humans in the first place and keeps on creating, and recreating new life. I think some of the writers of the Star Trek series must have shared my sentiment. In an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” called “Death Wish”. Quinn, a member of a race of immortal beings called The Q Continuum, finds that he has experienced everything he could want, and he wants to die. It turns out that Quinn was formerly one of the Q Continuum’s greatest philosophers.. until he started advocating for suicide. But Quinn is immortal, and suicide is forbidden to members of The Q. Continuum. So what to do? Quinn's solution has been to throw out challenges in the path of humans so that he can have new experiences through watching their responses. Star Trek Capt. Janeway, isn't too happy about humans being used in this manner, and is trying to understand why a being who is nearly omnipotent, would want to experience life vicariously through humans. Janeway asks Quinn, "But Why?. To prove the unbearable nature of his dilemma, Quinn transports members of the Star Trek crew to a small town that the Q continuum has created where everything is perfect, pleasant, and NOTHING EVER CHANGES. Quinn answers: "Because I hadn’t done ' it'. ( 'IT' being the experience of creatively resolving any unpleasant situations). " I traveled the road many times, sat on the porch, played the games, been the dog, been everything. I was even the scarecrow for a while." Ultimately, the episode attempts to convey the message that the unfavorable aspects of our existence - pain, mortality, loss -all help to define us. A life free of the discomfort that comes with change is not really a life, is an idea that the “Death Wish” episode drives home strongly. And, it is a lesson I try to remember whenever I am tempted to feel angry with God about the unfavorable events I am facing. Thank you for addressing a critical subject that is usually avoided in sermons. I value the insights you gave me
We don't realize that being able to experience awareness is heaven for without it there is absolutely nothing. The body dies eventually but the spirit driving this rocket ship is eternal
Eye opening and we TRULY enjoyed your lecture. I have lost 2 dear friends this month. Hashem blesses us with gifts of understanding and clarity especially when we need answers. Thank you for being a conduit between Hashem and the rest of us.
We are awareness as an expression of consciousness in the process of continuously manifesting and as creatures of awareness in that state of awareness we give reality to the potential of the universe that we manifest. This has been proven in quantum physics. We are all expressions of consciousness that is otherwise known as God but if we called it consciousness we might realize that we have a connection which we most definitely do.
I wonder if Rabbi Wolpe knows that if he had been born into my family, and raised as a Christian, then right now, at this exact moment, he would be praising Our Lord Jesus Christ? Or, if Rabbi Wolpe had been born into a Muslim family, he would right now, at this exact moment, be singing the praises of Allah and bowing down in the direction of Mecca.
With all due respect, Rabbi - this is a crucial issue that should be explained to and explored with Jews who don’t know their own sources and yearn for answers; but you didn’t choose to address it until you stood on the precipice of retirement. I feel sorry for your flock.
if you have a caring heart rev david wolpe are you willing care to provide & support me one thousand dollars a week for life?please don't be selfish & ignorant Jehovah knows your secret netwoth & budgets.if your heart has a Caring .be honest.
Human body is just a vessel for our eternal soul☝🏼
That is true
God is with the Congregation of faith and listens. Appreciated.
Some random thoughts your sermon stirred up about death and eternal life.:
I loved your referencing Mark Twain saying that sitting in a green meadow listening to harp music for an eternity is not his idea of the good life in heaven. I also liked your observation that humans desperately want to believe in there being an afterlife - preferably one with only the good parts of life, but don't want to go through the messy process of dying to get there. People often question why a loving God would want us to suffer and die, but I've always thought that living only the pleasant parts of life would get to be boring. Perhaps that is why God created humans in the first place and keeps on creating, and recreating new life.
I think some of the writers of the Star Trek series must have shared my sentiment. In an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” called “Death Wish”. Quinn, a member of a race of immortal beings called The Q Continuum, finds that he has experienced everything he could want, and he wants to die. It turns out that Quinn was formerly one of the Q Continuum’s greatest philosophers.. until he started advocating for suicide. But Quinn is immortal, and suicide is forbidden to members of The Q. Continuum. So what to do? Quinn's solution has been to throw out challenges in the path of humans so that he can have new experiences through watching their responses.
Star Trek Capt. Janeway, isn't too happy about humans being used in this manner, and is trying to understand why a being who is nearly omnipotent, would want to experience life vicariously through humans.
Janeway asks Quinn, "But Why?.
To prove the unbearable nature of his dilemma, Quinn transports members of the Star Trek crew to a small town that the Q continuum has created where everything is perfect, pleasant, and NOTHING EVER CHANGES.
Quinn answers: "Because I hadn’t done ' it'. ( 'IT' being the experience of creatively resolving any unpleasant situations). " I traveled the road many times, sat on the porch, played the games, been the dog, been everything. I was even the scarecrow for a while."
Ultimately, the episode attempts to convey the message that the unfavorable aspects of our existence - pain, mortality, loss -all help to define us. A life free of the discomfort that comes with change is not really a life, is an idea that the “Death Wish” episode drives home strongly. And, it is a lesson I try to remember whenever I am tempted to feel angry with God about the unfavorable events I am facing.
Thank you for addressing a critical subject that is usually avoided in sermons. I value the insights you gave me
We don't realize that being able to experience awareness is heaven for without it there is absolutely nothing. The body dies eventually but the spirit driving this rocket ship is eternal
Very important sermon. Much courage to even bring up the subject.
Eye opening and we TRULY enjoyed your lecture. I have lost 2 dear friends this month. Hashem blesses us with gifts of understanding and clarity especially when we need answers. Thank you for being a conduit between Hashem and the rest of us.
We are awareness as an expression of consciousness in the process of continuously manifesting and as creatures of awareness in that state of awareness we give reality to the potential of the universe that we manifest. This has been proven in quantum physics. We are all expressions of consciousness that is otherwise known as God but if we called it consciousness we might realize that we have a connection which we most definitely do.
I wonder if Rabbi Wolpe knows that if he had been born into my family, and raised as a Christian, then right now, at this exact moment, he would be praising Our Lord Jesus Christ? Or, if Rabbi Wolpe had been born into a Muslim family, he would right now, at this exact moment, be singing the praises of Allah and bowing down in the direction of Mecca.
My special people are sometimes in the stars....
Read Merlin Sheldrake's The Entangled Life about the fungus among us. Great baseball joke!
If you believe in God there has to be an afterlife. God is not in the kitchen drawer.
Who set this condition?
A question about this group, which category of Judaism does this fall under??
Is this orthodox Jew or progressive Jews??
Progressive.
He is a non believing jew
Sinai Temple is a denominationally Conservative synagogue. A Progressive yet traditional Rabbi
This is conservative
@@davidtoo373this is not true at all. This rabbi is 100% practicing and believing 😭
With all due respect, Rabbi - this is a crucial issue that should be explained to and explored with Jews who don’t know their own sources and yearn for answers; but you didn’t choose to address it until you stood on the precipice of retirement. I feel sorry for your flock.
@JR-yx3po
*Rabbi does talk about the AFTER LIFE as a SURETY*
*You, obviously 🙄 missed it* 🤦🏻♀️
*Listen AGAIN*
if you have a caring heart rev david wolpe are you willing care to provide & support me one thousand dollars a week for life?please don't be selfish & ignorant Jehovah knows your secret netwoth & budgets.if your heart has a Caring .be honest.
What is wrong with you?
@markaraujo8087
*boy, Do you need help*⁉️
*Pray to HaShem, and attend an Orthodox SHUL, like Chabad*