In conversation with Shlomo Godsi of Alshech Academy in Tzfat, answering difficult questions and mysteries of Parashat Shemot, including why Israel had to be enslaved specifically in Egypt, the meaning of God’s name Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, secrets behind Moses’ “three signs”, and why the Torah strangely says that “God wanted to kill Moses”.
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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?
Two Reincarnations You Need to Know About
This week’s parasha, Yitro, begins: “So Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, took Tzipporah, Moses’ wife, after she had been sent away, and her two sons… to the desert where [Moses] was encamped, to the mountain of God.” (Exodus 18:2-5) After the Israelites safely made it to Mt. Sinai following the Exodus, Moses’ family returned to join him. However, we had previously read that when Moses first left Midian for Egypt before the Exodus, he had taken his family with him! (Exodus 4:20) Where did they go? Continue reading