Editing Shaar HaGilgulim

{{short description|Kabbalistic work on Gilgul}}
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'''''Sha'ar ha Gilgulim''''' ({{langx|he|שער הגלגולים}}) or '''''Gate of Reincarnations''''' is a [[kabbalah|kabbalistic]] work on [[gilgul]], the concept of [[reincarnation]], assmebled by [[Hayyim Vital]], who recorded the teachings of his master [[Isaac Luria]] in the [[16th century]].<ref name=Auerbach>[http://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/380302/jewish/Gate-of-Reincarnations-Introduction.htm Gate of Reincarnations - classics "Torah Concepts of Reincarnation", an introduction by Perets Auerbach]</ref>

==Authors==
Based primarily on the ''[[Zohar]]'', specifically the section "Mishpatim", where ''gilgulim'' are discussed, it also borrows heavily from the teachings of Isaac Luria (1534-1572). The book was composed by Luria's disciple Hayyim Vital and amended by his son, Shmuel Vital,<ref name=Auerbach/> as a section or "gate," of the primary Kabbalistic text ''[[Etz Hayim (text)|Etz Hayim]]''.<ref name=Auerbach/>

==Contents==
As well as outlining principles of personal rectification or [[tikkun olam|tikkun]] and reincarnation, this work describes the spiritual roots of many of the great [[Torah]] scholars of the past. Furthermore, it often provides information about the future in terms of predicting challenges to be expected throughout Jewish history and particularly the [[Jewish eschatology|End of Days]].<ref name=Auerbach/>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/380302/jewish/Gate-of-Reincarnations-Introduction.htm ''Gate of Reincarnations'' - classics]

[[Category:Kabbalah texts]]
[[Category:Books about reincarnation]]
[[Category:Isaac Luria]]


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