gilgul
Noun
Meaning
gilgul (plural gilgulim)
(Judaism, Kabbalism) reincarnation, metempsychosis
Examples
As such gilgul is an expression of Divine compassion, and is seen as a Heavenly agreement with the individual soul to descend again.
The idea of gilgul became popular in folk belief, and is found in much Yiddish literature among Ashkenazi Jews.
The metaphorical anthropomorphism of the partzufim accentuates the sexual unifications of the redemption process, while Gilgul reincarnation emerges from the scheme.
Gilgul is a heavenly agreement with the individual soul, conditional upon circumstances.