Editing Problem of Hell (section)

==Judaism==
{{See also|Sheol|Gehenna|Jewish eschatology}}
[[Judaism]] teaches that the soul continues to exist after death, and that it is subject to both reward and punishment after death.<ref>{{Cite book|last=R' Bachya ben Yosef ibn Paquda|title=Duties of the Heart, Gate 4, sec. 4|others=10th century|quote="Trusting in G-d regarding the reward in this world and in the next, which He promised to the righteous man for his service, namely, that He will pay reward to one who is fitting for it, and mete out punishment to one who deserves it, is incumbent on the believer, and is an essential part of perfect faith in G-d..."}}</ref> However, this punishment is held to be temporary, normally only lasting up to 12 months after death.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mi Yodea, 2014.|url=https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/34882/should-kaddish-for-a-parent-be-said-for-eleven-or-twelve-months/34883#34883|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> After this period, the soul is able to enjoy the light of God in the afterlife. Because the punishment is temporary, the problem of Hell in the Christian sense is less applicable to Judaism. Both [[non-Jews]] and [[Jews]] have a share in the [[World to Come]], if they are [[Ger toshav|righteous]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Death – Non-Jews (Gentiles) in Olam Haba (Jewish Afterlife)?|url=https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/883/non-jews-gentiles-in-olam-haba-jewish-afterlife|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Mi Yodeya}}</ref>