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Mishnah

Talmud for Sanhedrin 10:1

כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה ס) וְעַמֵּךְ כֻּלָּם צַדִּיקִים לְעוֹלָם יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ נֵצֶר מַטָּעַי מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַי לְהִתְפָּאֵר. וְאֵלּוּ שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, הָאוֹמֵר אֵין תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים מִן הַתּוֹרָה, וְאֵין תּוֹרָה מִן הַשָּׁמָיִם, וְאֶפִּיקוֹרֶס. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, אַף הַקּוֹרֵא בַסְּפָרִים הַחִיצוֹנִים, וְהַלּוֹחֵשׁ עַל הַמַּכָּה וְאוֹמֵר (שמות טו) כָּל הַמַּחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי ה' רֹפְאֶךָ. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, אַף הַהוֹגֶה אֶת הַשֵּׁם בְּאוֹתִיּוֹתָיו:

All of Israel have a share in the world to come, viz. (Isaiah 60:12): "And your people, all righteous, forever shall inherit the land, the sprout of My plantings, the work of My hands, to be glorified." [("All of Israel have a share:") Even those who were executed by beth-din for their wickedness have a share in the world to come. The "world to come" here is the world after the resurrection, when the dead are destined to rise and to stand in their bodies and souls in eternal life, like the sun, the moon, and the stars, as stated in the Gemara in this chapter: "The dead that are destined to arise do not return to their dust." And in the world to come there is no eating or drinking even though there is a body; but the righteous sit with their crowns on their heads and bask in the Divine radiance. And because not all Jews are equal in it, but the greater (is positioned) according to his higher eminence, and the lesser according to his lower eminence — for this reason it is taught "they have a share."] And these do not have a share in the world to come: one who says that there is no resurrection according to the Torah [The Gemara states: "Why all this? It was taught: He denied the resurrection; therefore, he has no share in the resurrection." From here I derive that the "world to come" of this Mishnah is not the world where the souls abide at this time, but the world of the resurrection, as I have explained.], one who says that the Torah is not from Heaven, and an apikores (a heretic) [one who demeans Torah scholars, and, it goes without saying, one who demeans the Torah itself.] R. Akiva says: Also, one who reads in the "outer (i.e., interdicted) books" [books of heresy, such as those of Aristotle the Greek and his colleagues. Included in this is one who reads the chronicles of idolatrous kings, romantic poetry, and literature of indulgence (of the passions), which make neither for wisdom nor benefit, but only for loss of time], and one who utters as an incantation over a wound (Exodus 15:26): "All the sickness which I placed in Egypt, I will not place in you, for I am the L rd who heals you." [It is only when he spits that he has no share in the world to come, the Name of Heaven not to be mentioned over spittle.] Abba Shaul says: Also, one who pronounces the Name [the tetragrammaton] as it is written.

Jerusalem Talmud Yoma

192From here to the end of the Halakhah, the text is not only in Ševuot but also inSanhedrin 10:1, Notes 23–37, 14–22 (and in the Babli Yoma 86b). For part of the text there exists a Geniza fragment (G) edited by L. Ginzberg in his Yerushalmi Fragments (1909) p. 267. Rebbi Matthew ben Ḥarash asked Rebbi Eleazar ben Azariah in the Academy193He asks for an answer on the record.. He said to him, did you hear the four types of Atonement which Rebbi Ismael explained? He answered him, there are three in addition to repentance. One verse says, return, naughty children194Jer. 3:22.. But another verse says, for on that day He shall atone for you195Lev. 16:20.. And another verse says, I shall visit their crime with the rod196Ps. 89:33, etc. And another verse says, the iniquity of this people shall not be atoned for until you die197Is. 22:14.. How is this? If somebody violates a positive commandment and repents, before he moves from there it will be forgiven to him. About this one it says, return, naughty children. If one transgresses a prohibition and immediately repents, repentance suspends judgment, and the Day of Atonement atones. About this one it says, for on that day, He shall atone for you. If one intentionally transgressed {sins punishable by} extirpations or death penalties, repentance and the Day of Atonement atone half, and sufferings during the other days of the year atone half. About this one it says, I shall visit their crime with the rod, and their iniquities with plagues. But by whom the Name of Heaven was desecrated, there is no power in repentance to suspend judgment, nor in the Day of Atonement to pardon, nor in sufferings to scour; but repentance and the Day of Atonement atone one third, sufferings atone a third, and death scours with sufferings. About this one it says, the iniquity of this people shall not be atoned for until you die. From this we learn that death scours.
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