Reincarnation in Judaism, Part 3

In this concluding installment of the series, we explore the intriguing mechanisms of reincarnation and look at specific examples from Cain and Abel, Moses and Jethro, Balaam, Terach, Job, Deborah, Tamar, and others. Also, can a male soul reincarnate in a female body, or vice versa? And how many total souls are meant to exist across all time? Plus: What is a dybbuk and does Judaism have a notion of “exorcism”? Who did Cain and Abel marry? And did God make other humans besides Adam and Eve?
For Part 1 of this series, see here: • Reincarnation in Judaism
For Part 2, see here: • Reincarnation in Judai...
For the class on 'Feminism & the Curses of Eve' see here: • Feminism & the Curses ...
See also 'Do Men Have More Mitzvot Than Woman?': www.mayimachro...

[@gpk7683]

Please do not stop teaching via KZbin. More please

[@raf_abreu]

Baruch HaShem for another incredible lecture! Thank you so much Efraim for all your wonderful teachings and sharing the amazing Emet of the Torah!

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@giffica]

Finalllyyyy this is that good feed bruh

[@MM-1820]

Thank you for all the Torah shiur on reincarnation especially this one,efraim.I also really enjoy all the torah shiur on Torah and science especially quantum mechanics and mystery of quantum entanglement.Thank you very much.😌

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure! Glad to hear :)

[@RosemaryWallace-wt5xj]

Excellent series. Thank you so much.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@GilaDMD]

SOUL FOOD. Your teachings nourish my soul!!!

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Thanks Gila!

[@rachelkennedy2161]

I have been bringing all my incarnations together and it’s amazing what I have been taught. Thank you Rabbi for this excellent series 🙏💜🙏 all best from London 🇬🇧🇮🇱✡️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@timgregory2296]

May I ask, how?

[@hayleynhassan]

Amazing, as always.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Thank you!

[@RobertH1971]

Thank you for this teaching! I really enjoyed this series on reincarnation.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@nathandoss5752]

thank God i was dying for another video

[@LegendaryJew]

Pun intended?

[@roxanepremont2774]

🤣

[@TorahisLife358]

Yup lol

[@Dextermoon1]

In addition I’d love for you to talk about Chibut Hakever and how it can fit into all this. Thanks for your time and wisdom!

[@shoshannafachima1306]

So good to see you again and with mesmerising lesson. יישר כוח עצום,כה מהנה ברוך ךהיה

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Thank you!

[@shoshannafachima1306]

@@EfraimPalvanov you are very welcome

[@yousef_10_]

Amazing, thank you Rabbi

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@vsebudethorosho647]

Thank you so much, kvodo Rav! Question: It’s known that some genetically modified foods create health problems. Example: so many people, developed multiple diseases, not limited by Cron’s syndrome, due to gluten intolerance. If the synthetic meat is created in lab from one cell, even if the genes were not modified, still that so called meat will consist of only muscle cells and won’t have the connective tissue of multiple capillaries, won’t have collagen of ligaments and bone and so on. Human body utilizes the entire plethora of naturally produced meat. Won’t the synthetic meat cause a new form of health problems? Asking you as a biochemist as well:)

[@EfraimPalvanov]

@@vsebudethorosho647 It will definitely take time to perfect the process but I think eventually scientists will figure out how to make it healthy and nutritious, without side-effects. Keep in mind that animal meat nowadays is not so healthy either, with the animals typically raised in unnatural conditions, injected with hormones and antibiotics, given feed that is contrary to their natural diet, etc. One could argue that lab-grown meat will be healthier than today's industrial meat.

[@vsebudethorosho647]

@@EfraimPalvanov that’s so true. Thank you so much for your response 🙏

[@natto84]

Really cool, especially the calculations at the end. It makes sense that fewer people have the desire to have children as we converge to that point. I mean, a lot of that trend is nihilistic, but there also just seem to be fewer people interested in it in a chill way, too.

[@MishMichaeli]

These are truly wonderful Torah lessons, thank you teacher. ❤❤❤

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@joshuapomerantz1828]

I love your content! You help me to begin to make sense of difficult concepts. Will you please do a lesson on the Erev Rav? I would like to learn more about all these sell-outs to Am Yisrael.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Glad to hear :) Wrote all about the Erev Rav here: www.mayimachronim.com/israels-greatest-enemy-the-erev-rav/

[@SilkaAriel]

Entity attachments are actually more common than we think. People can get them visiting cemeteries, getting drunk, being in the hospital. Souls who dont cross over need a host body. I know of quite a number of cases of people “bothered” by these souls. Theres a book “The Unquiet Dead” about a therapist who discovered that some her patients had this issue and when removed many of their sudden issues disappeared.

[@riclat]

This series blew my mind 🎉. THANKS

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@Boris29311]

You've inherited your subconscious mind from your ancestors.The memories of your ancestors are stored within the subconscious mind.Because of this reïncarnation is a real thing.

[@everythingtorah]

חזק וברוך רב Very interesting shiur. Im glad you acknowledge and have an interpretation that fits for the existence of homo sapiens including Neanderthals before Adam and Chava the evidence in DNA testing clearly shows humanity isnt dervied solely from one couple and that our ancestors had children with Neanderthals

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Absolutely, thanks for the feedback.

[@stevenxiaofenghuang]

So…. does this means there is a good reason to believe in the legends about the Pre-Adamic people and civilization? But then… what happened to them? Were they still around before the flood? And I have understood that the mission of Adam was to rectify the chaos of the pre-Adamites. But what is there to rectify if the pre-Adamites don’t have a Adamic soul anyway?? Another question is, what happened to those who were mingle with the angels? Are these mixed ones still around?? So many questions. But thank you Rabbi, you are of the very few rabbis that explains everything very clearly.

[@altinokz]

Thank you Rabbi! I feel like I’m drinking cool fresh waters! How wonderful is your teaching ❤ Rabbi where can we make a donation or sponsor your classes?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure! Really appreciate the offer, but I do not accept donations or sponsorships. Please direct your funds to the poor, the ill, and the hungry; and to our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land.

[@rudyt.7106]

​@@EfraimPalvanov❤

[@nurit-uz9te]

toda raba raba from Austria I love all your seres

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Thanks Nurit!

[@donnaburden.dip.d.analysis2148]

This is so fascinating, and it makes total sense. Thank you. Xx

[@EstSchom]

You answered many things that I had questions on . I was hoping you would touch on Dina bat Leah .

[@unravelingsoul9705]

Thank you so much for this beautiful channel and the awesome content! I would suggest an insight on the "twin flames" journey with the original sources of hebrew literature. In America people is going crazy about it and fake gurus and coaches are proliferating and deceiving people. I know it is a very high concept from the Holy Zohar which has been stolen from the New Age Movement. It would be very educational to hear it explained from a rabbi. Thank you so much!

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure! Thanks for the suggestion, will look into it.

[@my2cworth4U]

If each body ends up a separate entity with part of the one soul, where does the master consciousness reside?

[@andimandi-ip8yq]

It seems to be a serious misunderstanding. Olam Haba will be here, but Gan Eden and Gehenom are in the afterlife (seven different sections, the last one called tachtit haaretz which is eternal). Ramban said a moment in Gehenom is worse than 70 years of Yob's sufferings on earth.

[@SAL.O.MAN-BOOKS]

@EfraimPalvanov you mentioned that humans were created on the first day and humans with Godly souls were made on the 6th day. where is your source for the first day humans were created?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Did I say first day? I meant first chapter of Genesis. The creation of humans is seemingly described twice: in chapter 1 and then again in chapter 2 (the second time with mention of a neshamah).

[@danselassie6095]

Amazing, I love it 🤩 Thanks Efraim

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Very welcome!

[@keter2167]

Any plans on coming to Israel soon? You have a big following here that would love to hear you teach live

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Would love to, but unfortunately nothing on the table at the moment.

[@sherylkruger3344]

Thank so much Rabbi

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Very welcome!

[@montysouther-f9i]

We have to “” Walk in the Dark “ we cannot pull back the covers to view the Future “ to know what will happen “ we are to follow HASHEM “ Blindly “ IN OTHER WORDS TRUSTING IN HASHEM IN ALL MATTERS on Mount Sinai we will do as you say- we agreed to follow HASHEM BEFORE WE HEARD ALL THE Commands.

[@zacharyrjstrong]

The insight at 23:00 is new to me, but would explain all the other "sapiens" fossils.

[@Dextermoon1]

Respectfully, The Gemara describes things such as green fire, and other otherworldly phenomena. As well as sources saying 7 levels of gehenom with the exact names of certain angels in charge of each level and what goes on there.And How Yeshu is currently in a certain circumstance etc And many many other sources from our mesorah with details that speak of another realm- not this one. How can you discount all of that and simply say gehenim is just in this world? Furthermore the Ramchal and many other sages give a few reasons why suffering can happen here- and one of them yes , can be because of past lives but by no means does that mean here is gehenom. But by suffering here, one can ESCAPE the more painful suffering of gehenom. I would love to hear how one can justify ignoring all the sources that disagree with your/arizal’s assertion that hell is only on this physical world . Thank you!

[@EfraimPalvanov]

As you know, Judaism is vast and contains many different views on just about every issue. Often these different views are completely at odds with each other. There is absolutely no way to reconcile all opinions literally. Our job, I believe, is to find the truest understanding of reality - one that makes the most sense and integrates the widest range of opinions and sources. That said, I believe that the version I tried to present over these three shiurim is the best way to integrate and understand the major sources, and I brought numerous supporting passages from Talmud, Midrash, Zohar, Arizal, etc. If you know of a better, more logical, more coherent, more consistent representation of reality based on our authentic ancient sources, please share it with me.

[@Dextermoon1]

@@EfraimPalvanovI appreciate your answer and the shiurim. Many perspectives I’ve never heard before. So thank you, and I hope to hear more. I will say on this topic that I believe mostly all mainstream Gedolim, be it ashkenaz or sfardi would disagree that Gehenom is simply in this physical world we are all in right now. I also believe sources that describe otherwise far outweigh this notion. But again, more strongly the fact that no Torah scholar or Gadol has written or spoken of such a thing (besides Arizal) should count for something, that this may be a suspicious hypothesis. And even concerning the Arizal, you yourself said here that many times Arizal’s opinion seems to be very hard to piece together /contradict itself because of our limited documentation of what he actually said etc.. In conclusion, this all seems to be very shaky ground to rest on. Thank you Rabbi 🙏🏻

[@mariahavraham7507]

Aurora borealus can be green.

[@edgarrapisora2712]

One example in my mind regarding reincarnation is, John the Baptist was the reincarnation of Elijah.

[@ezekielsaltar4728]

Why isn't Moshiach the reincarnation of Adam? Wouldn't it be logical for the man who brings us back to Eden is rectifying what he did the first time in the Garden?

[@victordorseyoficial]

If reincarnation is true, I hope the Eternal One has mercy on me and eliminates me from existence. I have no intention whatsoever of returning to this world.

[@philjones422]

Pardon me for intruding here, but if we are made in G-d's image, doesn't it follow that our soul is eternal? How can we escape consciousness? Again, sorry to intrude

[@eveningclicks7767]

Humans would need to eat from the tree of life. That was the tree Adam and Eve was chased out of the garden from.

[@Sheila-j2y]

If less women have to reincarnate, according to the opinion that we are all gilgulim who are all the women? Male souls or righteous women back to help the men?

[@DavidIkechukwu-d6g]

Shalom Rabbi, I need the scriptural verses for Avadon. Thanks my teacher 🙏

[@EfraimPalvanov]

See here: www.mayimachronim.com/perspectives-on-hell/ You can also see all the places where the term is mentioned in a Torah search tool such as this one: thetrugmans.com/?page_id=74392

[@mariaisabelpereira405]

Rabbi, thank you for the answers, but, about the reincarnations of Saul, the first King, is there a link you could give me?

[@my2cworth4U]

"as in the days of Noah" must also refer to the Hebrew year 1948 (@40.43) + 2006 as you mentioned. This is really interesting regarding the year Israel became a nation again in the gentile year of 1948 and the last days are referred to : "as in the days of Noah".

[@gem98765]

Thank you, Rabbi. Please do a class mentioning twin flames (not the commercialised popular version). If you can bring Jewish sources for this spiritual path it will comfort the people who are going through it.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Will look into it, thanks for the suggestion.

[@poimamasalosalo392]

Thank you so much for this lecture.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@t3hfluff]

❤❤❤ amazing

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Thanks!

[@plonialmoni0110]

Enjoying this series very much. Would it be possible to pass a 🎤 around when students interject with questions or statements? Secondly, how does going to sleep connect to death? What details can you share regarding what happens when we sleep? Our soul takes up a report to the heavenly court and the body is 1/60th dead…is that correct? Lastly, how does atonement fit into this discussion of reincarnation? For example, when a person dies and he did teshuvah, there seems to be certain sins that a soul cannot get around going to Gehinnom even after doing teshuvah such as Chillul Hashem. So is Gehinnom a form of atonement? What are the various forms of atonement? Is donating to KIRUV a form of atonement? Does donating to KIRUV or other mitzvot really keep a soul from going to Gehinnom? Thank you

[@EfraimPalvanov]

The Talmud does state that sleep is a "sixtieth" of death, and dreams are a "sixtieth" of prophecy. The Zohar explains that much of the soul ascends Heavenward while a person sleeps (it seems the lowly nefesh remains in the body, otherwise the person would die). Genuine atonement can certainly clear a person's sins and remove the need for more reincarnations or Gehinnom. Planning to give a more detailed class on atonement in a couple of months, during the weeks leading up to Yom Kippur. In the meantime, you can check out a previous class on Yom Kippur which also discussed atonement: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2rNZ6Ownsqbi80

[@Shoshana18]

Thank you for another incredible Shiur and also for being considerate enough to answer questions... which will hopefully be my last one. Besides for the regular steps of real Teshuva are there ways to minimize our pain- or avoid going through a tikkun, let's say like fasting? If so, what would it be?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure. Many say that extra fasting and physical penance is no longer necessary or effective in our generation. I'd say the best tikkun is accomplished through more Torah learning and observance of mitzvot, in addition to the three things we affirm in our High Holiday prayers: teshuva (repentance), tefilah (prayer), and tzedaka (charity).

[@Shoshana18]

Tysm.

[@Shoshana18]

​@@EfraimPalvanov... can Chessed also be added to the list?

[@dkbrain3434]

22:56 fascinating

[@Zackadamchaussette5228]

Merci beaucoup pour votre sagesse rabbi shalom

[@mariaisabelpereira405]

Rabbi, could you explain the reincarnations of Avraham Avinu in the next episode? Please …

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Please see here: www.mayimachronim.com/how-abraham-was-rectified-in-solomon/

[@ridasz7954]

תודה רבה ❤

[@mariaisabelpereira405]

Sorry Rabbi, I must insist, now correcting the names … Next episode, could you explain the reincarnations of Saul, David and Solomon, the three kings? Please …

[@EfraimPalvanov]

This was the last installment on reincarnation. Perhaps we will come back to this topic in the future. In the meantime, you can read about David's reincarnations here: www.mayimachronim.com/the-mystical-connection-between-jacob-and-david/ and here: www.mayimachronim.com/esau-david-and-mashiach/ and about Abraham and Solomon here: www.mayimachronim.com/how-abraham-was-rectified-in-solomon/

[@TorahisLife358]

Could another rectification of Jethro be the good counsel he gave Moshe which resulted in the appointment of chiefs and judges who supported Moshe? This could be a rectification for Korach who turned people against Moshe, challenging his authority.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Well, Jethro's counsel to Moshe was before Korach, so not sure that would work chronologically... (The next class I will be posting, b'ezrat Hashem, is all about issues of time and chronology in the Torah.)

[@edgarrapisora2712]

What will happen in the future for those people who doesn't have Neshama? Will they ever be resurrected in the future?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Everyone has a neshama.

[@stevenxiaofenghuang]

Thank you Rabbi. Very informative. I also have some question, I heard that not everyone (soul) has a share of the world to come. I also heard from rabbis that there is written somewhere that all Israel has a share of the world to come, except these……a list of names. Can you give clarification on these matters?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure! The tenth chapter of Sanhedrin goes into this at great length, you can read all about it there. Although included in the list of those who have no share is Bilaam, we see the Arizal tell us (as I quoted at the end of this video) that even Bilaam has a spark of holiness and will ultimately be rectified. So I think the best way to reconcile these matters is to that the Sages of the Mishnah and Talmud were saying those individuals - as they were in those particular lifetimes - were ineligible for the World to Come, but when they came back in future lifetimes and repaired their past sins, they did eventually rectify their souls and earn a place in the World to Come.

[@stevenxiaofenghuang]

@@EfraimPalvanov Clarity!!! Thank you so much Rabbi.

[@Jasn_Chvz]

Thank you!

[@EfraimPalvanov]

My pleasure!

[@skysong108]

@Efraimpalvanov Regarding the rape of King David's daughter Tamar, are you saying that every woman who gets raped and every child that gets sexually and physically abused is to blame for the abuse and deserves what she gets, because it's all punishment for actions that she committed in a past life? And if that's the case then why should the rapist or abuser be punished, if he's just carrying out God's punishment?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

That's not what I'm saying. Ultimately only God knows why certain things happen to certain people. And we shouldn't forget that people have free will and make their own choices, good or bad. Spoke more about the free will problem here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaTFqKeqiZVmitE

[@IAMDC322]

👍🏼

[@cprauss7254]

So is that why there is a prayer that says something like "thank you Gd for not making me a women."? Because being born a women is a final suffering to make a soul clean?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

I wrote about that prayer here: www.mayimachronim.com/on-that-controversial-blessing-of-not-making-me-a-woman/

[@ikleinit]

Even though there were exceptions like OG and the Nephilim

[@mariaisabelpereira405]

In time … and the reincarnations of Shaul, David an Shlomo as well …

[@asherlandesman3139]

Pshat, the wife of Noach, Naamh, is descended from Cain.

[@mariahavraham7507]

Gehenna may be Gaza today, Iran, or Afghanistan. We don’t have to wait for heaven or hell, it is here and now.

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Agree

[@gavrielgoldstein]

Rabbi, if Olam Habah is in this world then what about Olam Haneshamot? Would that be a separate sort of spiritual world or waiting period prior to reincarnation. Or perhaps in this worlds as well?

[@EfraimPalvanov]

I don't think anyone knows for sure, but I personally believe all olamot are within this cosmos, whether on Earth or elsewhere. Spoke more about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnycpmOsaMd2ZqM

[@gavrielgoldstein]

@@EfraimPalvanov understood. In your opinion what do you think Olam Haneshamot could be? If you don’t mind me asking

[@613Scottie]

In "The Way of God," Moshe Chaim Luzzatto discusses the world of souls in the context of creation and the spiritual hierarchy. He describes the world of souls as a realm where souls exist prior to their incarnations in the physical world. This world is characterized by purity and closeness to God. Luzzatto explains that souls are created with a purpose and reflect various levels of spiritual elevation. He emphasizes the idea that the ultimate goal of a soul is to achieve closeness to God through fulfilling its purpose and engaging in spiritual growth during its earthly life. The experiences and challenges faced in the physical world are seen as opportunities for the soul to refine itself and grow. In summary, the world of souls serves as a foundational concept in Luzzatto's framework, illustrating the connection between the spiritual and physical realms and the journey of the soul toward divine fulfillment. If

[@gavrielgoldstein]

@@613ScottieAppreciate it🫶 and Shabbat Shalom

[@KhourystHareemullah-t2g]

Not all return when they die .at the time of death some go to the dungeon, some go to the hellfire Some go to the ULLHAHR YHEEH KHOUHM FOR PURIFICATION T

[@EinSofLearning]

First!

[@unravelingsoul9705]

Love your channel too! 👍

[@EinSofLearning]

@@unravelingsoul9705 😄👋🏽

[@sphinx8101]

as a doomed arian christian who worships the same God, I've been learning him better. thank you

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Very welcome!

[@rtwoods]

We don't worship the same G-d at all. You're an idol worshipper whose idol has limits and who lives in a world with several conflicting powers.

[@pebystroll]

Why do you say doomed?

[@nomadicrecovery1586]

Fake meat is NOT the future

[@sphinx8101]

​@@pebystroll As an Arian Christian, we believe in the Jewish God as the supreme deity YHWH. We believe in Jesus as the SON of God, as a direct creation of God, has been the messiah for a few times, Moses, then King Hezekiah, then Jesus, reincarnating each time to fulfill a purpose. He, Jesus will return as Mashiach ben Yoseph. So people like the Catholics, who believe Jesus IS God, say we are heretical and going to hell, because we don't think Jesus is god, but Gods son. When Mashiach ben Yoseph returns, he will be the Christian Messiah as well, as he would be just another incarnation of THE Messiah. He will probly have a different name though, and won't remember who he has been till Armageddon starts, but that's just my personal idea. Sorry, I'm rambling now.

[@montysouther-f9i]

Moses was TOLD TO SPEAK to the STONE/ Rock, but he struck the Rock/ stone

[@gyulaborzasi343]

22:00 you just confirming sumerian tablets are true :))

[@Natsar-Torah]

If cain and abel reincarnated, Adam likely did too.. hey maybe that Jesus fellow, was Adam,, I mean he did call himself "Son of Adam", and he did supposedly suffer on a cross to rectify the sins of the 'whole' of humanity,, wasn't it Adam who sinned and caused the fall of humanity in the first place. thus to rectify causing all humanity (which was in his bossom when he sinned) to fall he would likely have to rectify that sin corporately for all humanity too. I mean the christians say that JC died for the sins of the whole world, the only counterpart to that is Adam, whose sin caused the fall of the same world. The one is the rectification of the other . . of course that would not make JC the messiah, just a reincarnated Adam making rectification corporately for humanity (ie, his offspring).

[@azorian888]

The garden coud be Atlantis And i think i found it. Spéculation on god's Word ... Dont . Understanding how to follow the 10 Is vital to the soul . a single ray Makes mortal men respect and fear him . The light of our's atoms that makes our body is Blue print of god . We choose to return it or keep for eternal life .

[@theholeminute]

Ok so next week is you and Graham Hancock on Joe Rogan with the Sapphire rod? 😂

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Lol, maybe one day :)

[@vanessaramsey3629]

😂

[@aleksveyg22]

the redemption will happen in 2048 CE

[@chanarivka195]

So no more killing animals for meat??!🎉

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Well, if we are serious about returning to the Garden of Eden - where Adam and Eve were vegan and there was clearly no animal slaughter or death of any kind - then it seems we will soon have to stop killing animals for meat!

[@nurit-uz9te]

australia

[@billbuyers8683]

A lot of speculation for this to even be possible, much less be realistic. This is certainly not what the Bible teaches.

[@montysouther-f9i]

Esau killed a man for his wife

[@aanii2878]

Nope

[@asattar973]

Thats hinduism . 😮

[@EfraimPalvanov]

Please see the video on the links between Judaism and Hinduism here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIi1qH-XhLB0fJI

[@adamcastro8497]

Believe in reincarnation , but not Jesus resurrected from the dead ?

[@raf_abreu]

Keep waiting.

[@adamcastro8497]

Jesus is the messiah that everyone in Judaism is waiting for! He will return to earth to judge the living and the dead and to make a new heavenward and new earth , and also give us resurrected bodies

[@montysouther-f9i]

Esau killed a man for his wife