Return Again : The Dynamics of Reincarnation

by Trugman, A. a.

• ISBN13: 9781934440155
• ISBN10: 1934440159
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Simcha Media Group

Summary

This comprehensive volume investigates the roots of reincarnation in the written and oral Torah and especially in the wisdom of Kabbalah and the Chassidic movement. It deals with reincarnation in Jewish tradition, the implications of reincarnation, and reincarnation in history. The author presents a number of specific examples of individuals in Jewish history according to their own personal reincarnations. These revelations are truly fascinating and shed much light their deeds and actions and serve as keys to the readers understanding of his own past, present, and future.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Reincarnation in Jewish Tradition	p. 1
Reincarnation in the Bible and the Oral Tradition	p. 8
Kabbalistic Sources	p. 18
Reincarnation in a Broader Context	p. 27
The Objections of Rabbi Sa'adya Gaon	p. 31
Purpose, Rectification, and Judgment	p. 33
Reincarnation in Light of the Hebrew Letters	p. 38
Implications of Reincarnation	p. 49
Why Bad Things Happen to Good People	p. 54
Free Will and Divine Providence	p. 60
Reflecting on Reincarnation	p. 68
Dynamics of Reincarnation	p. 73
Five Levels of Rectification	p. 75
Reasons for Reincarnation	p. 79
Therefore God Does All These Things	p. 86
Understanding Soul Roots	p. 91
More on Ibbur	p. 99
Women and Reincarnation	p. 104
People in our Lives	p. 110
The Matrix	p. 114
Reincarnation and History	p. 117
The Deeds of the Fathers and Mothers	p. 119
A Kabbalistic Explanation of the Historical Source of Jewish Souls	p. 122
The Mashiach and the Culmination of History	p. 135
Portraits and Soul Histories	p. 139
Women	p. 142
Men	p. 147
The Soul of Moses	p. 151
The Soul of Aaron	p. 155
The Souls of Nadab and Abihu	p. 158
The Soul of Rabbi Akiba	p. 164
The Soul of the Ba'al Shem Tov	p. 171
Concluding Thoughts	p. 175
Glossary	p. 181
About the Author	p. 189
Ohr Chadash: New Horizons in Jewish Experience	p. 191
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