Rabbi Judah was asked a difficult question about divine justice: how can body and soul be judged together when one is mortal and the other eternal? He answered with a parable.
A king once had an orchard full of exquisite figs, which he prized above all his other possessions. To prevent theft and abuse, he stationed two watchers inside the walls. To keep the watchers themselves from plucking the fruit, he chose them with care. One was blind. The other was lame. The blind man could not see the figs; the lame man could not reach them. Between them, the king thought, the orchard was safe.
But the watchers were clever. The lame man said to the blind one, "I see beautiful figs — plump, luscious, irresistible. Carry me on your shoulders to the tree, and together we will eat." The blind man carried, the lame man reached, and the figs vanished.
When the king discovered the theft and questioned each man separately, the lame one said, "How could I steal? I cannot walk!" The blind one said, "How could I steal? I cannot see!" The king placed the lame man on the blind man's shoulders and judged them as one.
So it is with the body and the soul. The soul will plead, "I am spirit — the body sinned, not I." The body will plead, "I am clay — without the soul I could do nothing." On the day of judgment God will join them together as the king joined his watchers, and judge the whole human being in one voice.