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Gurkow, Lazer
Rabbi Gurkow is spiritual leader of congregation Beth Tefilah in London, Ontario. He has lectured extensively on a variety of Jewish topics, and his articles have appeared in many print and online publications. For more on Rabbi Gurkow and his wrtings and talks, please click here. |
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It is of course possible to add another thought or piece of information, but unless I miss my mark I believe you are seeking a clear picture, a precise understanding of what awaits us in the world to come and alas, this is not possible.
It is not possible to understand precisely what occurs on the spiritual plane so long as we are confined to a human body and a physical brain. We do our best to understand abstractions thrugh the aid of metaphor and analogy.
A better understanding is available only to those who have trained their earthly minds to grapple with matters of heaven and also to those, who are in fact there.
We hope you will never have to find out first hand what Geheinom is like.
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I still don't understand what is exactly happening to the soul in Gehinnom?
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Reincarnation does not appear in the Torah itself. The Torah is generally moot on matters of mysticism. These teachings were deliberately not doccumented for all to see; they were taught in private to select students due to the sensitive nature of the material.
This is why there are many subjects discussed in the works of Kabbalah that are not even alluded to in the text of the Torah porper. These subjects were taught orally and in secret, they were not doccumented till much much later.
It was only in the second century that the secrets of Jewish mysticism were first committed to paper. Over the years many more books were written on the subject by experts in the field; the great mystics of all time. The advent of Chassidism in the eighteenth century greatly enhanced the study of Jewish mysticism.
In any event, if you would like to learn more about reincarnation and Torah personalities, listen to the third lecture in the series of Afterlife and Reincarnation.
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Afterlife & Reincarnation - Part 1
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What is the soul? Where was it before it entered our body? And where does the soul go after it leaves? Does Judaism believe in hell? Join a fantastic discussion of Judaism's view of afterlife. (1:01:16) | |
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| A discussion of the soul's descent to the physical world for a second chance. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the soul's journey from heaven to earth to heaven and back again.
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| A discussion of the soul's descent to the physical world for a second chance. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the soul's journey from heaven to earth to heaven and back again.
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| This stimulating talk presents the Jewish perspective on the soul, afterlife, reincarnation and resurrection.
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| Why is there a need for reincarnation? To whom does it occur? Can an entire generation be reincarnated?
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| The way the soul will operate when it is not enclosed within the body. The different phases the soul goes through from when it departs the body until it reaches its place in the upper worlds.
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What Really Happens?
Learn the real meaning of Heaven and Hell, the experience of the soul after a person passes on, and the concept of angels.
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