Whom Will We Be With in the Resurrection?

Understanding the concept of reincarnation raises many complex practical questions. If I was different people in various lifetimes, in which incarnation will I rise during the resurrection? And if I had different spouses throughout these lifetimes, who will rise with me??

"Each time a soul arrives here, it is meant to correct something particular," explains Rabbi Eli Ammer. "For example, if in a past life I was an angry person, here my task is to correct my temper. Each person receives their task, and consequently, once a person completes their correction—"tikkun"—the soul becomes whole. Subsequently, that soul might be divided among different bodies."

How Can One Soul Be Divided Among Many Bodies?

"Sometimes we feel soul connections as if another person is a part of us. For instance, if someone harms my child, I feel as if I have been hurt, even though we are in different bodies. The same applies to reincarnation connections, albeit in varying intensities."

Does the Soul Feel Pain Being Split into Various Bodies and Identities?

"No. We measure spiritual matters by physical standards, but in the metaphysical realm, the system is different. The soul does not suffer while in Gan Eden, even when a spark of it continues its correction. What descends here is the part that remains uncorrected." Rabbi Yitzchak Gabay goes further back to provide context for a forthcoming answer. "In the sin of the first man, his soul split into 600,000 soul roots. Today, we have far more than 600,000 Jews because these soul roots have split further. When a soul descends, it comes uncorrected because the sin of Adam was an inherent flaw. Added to this were general sins, like the sin of the golden calf. The soul performed mitzvot and corrected certain things. In some aspects, it managed to correct its root, while in others it hadn't, or perhaps even caused damage. "After several decades, a person leaves this world. What happens? The soul splits—the part corrected in the first incarnation ascends to the World of Souls. The uncorrected part returns for the second incarnation. The third and final descent—since there are no more than three incarnations—is a part of the same soul, rooted from the same source. "When a soul resides in the upper realms, it comprises two potential halves—male and female. When a son is born, only the male half of the soul descends. The female half awaits its time and sometimes arrives earlier. The boy and girl grow until they meet under the chuppah. It's called a union from the soul root, known today as a soulmate. At its core, it's the same soul."

So with Which Partner Will We Rise in the Resurrection? There Are Three Lifetimes.

"It will be the same partner throughout, because they were partners in every lifetime. It’s possible a union might be missed due to excessive pickiness or inappropriate behavior, but that’s another topic."

And Which of My Lifetimes Will Rise in the Resurrection?

"There is a well-known debate on this subject. Some say one body will arise, encompassing all parts of the soul from different lifetimes. Others suggest all bodies will rise temporarily, as they too deserve reward for assisting the soul's correction, and only afterward will we transition to the World of Souls, where only souls exist without bodies".

Will We Fully Understand Our Previous Incarnations After the Soul Merges?

"Certainly, we will know. Even now, our soul knows everything, but we are limited by our body. Through mediums, hypnosis, and the like, it is possible to uncover things, although it is not advisable. In the future, we will know everything and also comprehend many things we couldn't understand in this physical world"