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Beginning of Life


Question:

Dear Rabbi, when does life begin? In the womb or later? Thank you.



AskTheRabbi.org answered:

There is a disagreement in the Talmud as to whether the soul is given at the time of conception or at the time of birth. The Kabbalists seem to lean more towards the first opinion but in all cases we really do not have the ability to know.


 
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