>>178944871.) Hell (Gehinnom) is Temporary, Not Eternal
Zohar (Volume II, 150b)
> “Gehinnom is a tool for rectification (tikun)... The wicked stay there no more than twelve months.”Isaiah 1:27
> “Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her penitents with righteousness.”2.) Purpose of Gehinnom Is Tikun (Correction), Not Retribution
Zohar (Volume I, 186a)
> “The punishment of the wicked is not to destroy them, but to make them aware... so they return to the Light.”Lamentations 3:31–33
> “For the Lord will not cast off forever… He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.”3.) Souls Reincarnate to Repair Themselves (Gilgul)
Sha’ar HaGilgulim (Ari, ch. 20)
> “Most souls do not rectify themselves in one lifetime… they return again and again.”Job 33:29–30
> “Behold, God does all these things two or three times with a man, to bring back his soul from the pit.”4.) God’s Mercy Overrides Harsh Judgment
Zohar (Volume III, 254b)
> “When harsh decrees arise, the Shekhinah pleads before the Holy One… and mercy is aroused.”Micah 7:18
> “Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity… He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.”5. No Explicit Eternal Hell in Torah
Genesis 3:19
> “For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”No mention of torment after death—just physical dissolution.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
> “The dust returns to the earth… and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”6. Torah Describes Sheol, Not Hell
Sheol in Tanakh is neutral—a place of rest, not fiery punishment.
Psalm 139:8
> “If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.”7. All Souls Have a Spark of the Divine (Nitzotz Elokit)
Zohar (Vol I, 11a)
> “Every soul is a flame from the divine candle.”Proverbs 20:27
> “The soul of man is the lamp of the Lord.”