About This Text
Author: Ramban
Composed: c.1250 – c.1270 CE
The last chapter of “Torat HaAdam”, written by the Ramban (1194–1270), is called Sha’ar Ha’Gemul. Whereas Torat HaAdam compiles the laws of death and burial, Sha’ar Ha’Gemul addresses the theology of death, judgement and afterlife.