Mormon Anti Semitism Which Makes One Wonder Why Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) Is Mormon

"EscapeNewJersey
 Reply to your comment on: SHOW OFF YOUR DEAD: MAUSOLEUMS @Nickidewbear Sorry to say, but Jews are materialistic in life and in death. Jews don't believe in the afterlife, they only believe in the here and now. That is why I'm a Mormon."

There are several problems with EscapeNewJersey's statement:

• Only Reform and more-Liberal Jews do not believe in an afterlife. Conservative and Orthodox P'rushi, Kara'i, and Messianic Jews do believe in an afterlife. However, some Reform and other Liberal Jews do believe in an afterlife. Directly from the URJ Website FAQ:
• "Reform Judaism, while not taking any "official" position on the matter, has for the most part ignored the question, and tended towards the belief that there is no such thing. The attitude of Judaism might best be summed up as "We really do not know, but if there is a life after this one, and a reward for what we do, then surely it will be dependent upon the kind of life we have lived - therefore, let us strive to follow God's path for us as closely and as enthusiastically as possible, for then we will surely know all manner of rewards, especially the one of seeing a world that is a better place for our efforts"."
• From FAQs.org: "That said, traditional Judaism does address this question. To put it shortly, our beliefs in resurection and afterlife vary widely. Some believe it is part of the Messianic era. Some consider it an era ofits own, after the messianic one. It's a matter of debate in Jewish tradition as to whether the post resurection life is permanent, or temporary."
• At surface value, materialism would not be consistent with Democratic or liberal (Classical Conservative) values-- which many Jews hold-- or with Republican, conservative (Classical Liberal), charitable values. Both Jewish Democrats and Republicans, and other Jews take seriously tikun-ha'olam-- even if we interpret it in different ways. Tikun ha'olam is defined as, for instance, "Correcting the world, repairing the world; an action promoting social justice [H[ebrew]]".
• At least in Christianity (including Messianic Judaism), ha'olam haba is not focused on avodah tovah v'avodah zarah-- good and bad works--, although there will be rewards and losses for each. The afterlife is about Elohim, with focus on that we received yeshuat from and thus give toda v'kavod to Yeshua with Yehovah Ha'Av v'Yehovah Ha'Ru'ach-HaKodesh. For, "¹ [t]herefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."