AboutRabbi Ari Shishler Expertise I'm happy to answer questions on Jewish belief, Jewish spirituality & Kabbalah.
Experience Rabbi, lecturer on Talmud and Jewish spirituality at Chabad House, Johannesburg, South Africa 1997-present.
Talmud teacher at local Jewish high school 1996- present.
Organizations Chabad Lubavitch.
Publications Jewish Tradition, South Africa.
Jewish Report, weekly newspaper, South Africa
SAUJS annual Holiday guide.
Education/Credentials Six years of tertiary education at Rabbinical seminaries in South Africa, Israel and New York.
Question how does kabbalah view death spiritually?
Answer Hi Stephanie
As you can well imagine, there are volumes of Kabbalistic writings on death and the soul's journey. Briefly, Kabbalah believes that the soul is eternal and continues to live after death. In fact, a soul feels liberated through death. As long as the soul lives in the body, it is limited to the physical perceptions of the body. Once the body dies, it releases the soul to greater spiritual realities.
Kabbalah discusses the possible pain of a soul that enters the spiritual plane and feels that it lived a misguided or unaccomplished life. Kabbalah also describes the amazing spiritual pleasure of a soul that has lived to its full potential on Earth.
Kabbalah delves deeply into the mechanics of reincarnation and believes that the souls of good people eventually return to life in the Messianic Age.
