The words found below are from http://www.beingjewish.com/soul/soul.html an anti-missionary website. At this site everyone would easily realize the lack of Biblically based explanations. In other words, the explanations are not supported by the Holy Bible.
The Judaic 'Realm of Souls' seems to be similar to the Roman Catholic Churches 'purgatory'. Does one really get a chance to redeem oneself after death? Is soul sleep taught in the Holy Bible. No, soul sleep in not a reality. Please see my study on Soul Sleep.
Gnosticism is the foundation for the following teaching. This knowledge is extra-biblical.
"And sometimes a completely righteous person with no sins is sent down again to be a guide and teacher for others who need him or her.
If, however, the person who just died is judged to be righteous, he or she is taken to the Realm of Souls. (Sorry I had to use the word "soul" there, but you know what I mean.)
The Realm of Souls is a temporary place. Its purpose is to allow the naranchai to recharge its batteries, so to speak.
As long as we are on this physical world, we are unable to express the full holiness of the naranchai. This is because of the sin of Adam and Eve. When they ate from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, without permission from Hashem, they caused this world to become much more physical than it had been. This world therefore dampens the spiritual side of the human being, and makes it difficult for us to fully blossom spiritually.
The Realm of Souls has no such preventive. The naranchai therefore has the opportunity to grow in holiness constantly.
The Realm of Souls is not a static or boring place. It is a place of constant spiritual growth, unimpeded by physical limitations or drawbacks.
The means by which we absorb holiness in the Realm of Souls is through the study of Torah. The Torah that one is given to study in the Realm of Souls is only the Torah that he has studied in this world, though there are occasional exceptions. One exception is Torah that he has helped others learn, by, for example, supporting someone so he can study Torah, or by donating to Torah Academies so that people can study Torah. Another example is that people on this world can study Torah in the merit of the deceased, and it is considered as if the deceased has studied it himself.
Torah studied on this world, but not understood despite sincere and hard effort, is studied and finally understood in the Realm of Souls.
And there the souls await and grow, until the Resurrection."
The Judaic 'Realm of Souls' seems to be similar to the Roman Catholic Churches 'purgatory'. Does one really get a chance to redeem oneself after death? Is soul sleep taught in the Holy Bible. No, soul sleep in not a reality. Please see my study on Soul Sleep.
Gnosticism is the foundation for the following teaching. This knowledge is extra-biblical.
"And sometimes a completely righteous person with no sins is sent down again to be a guide and teacher for others who need him or her.
If, however, the person who just died is judged to be righteous, he or she is taken to the Realm of Souls. (Sorry I had to use the word "soul" there, but you know what I mean.)
The Realm of Souls is a temporary place. Its purpose is to allow the naranchai to recharge its batteries, so to speak.
As long as we are on this physical world, we are unable to express the full holiness of the naranchai. This is because of the sin of Adam and Eve. When they ate from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, without permission from Hashem, they caused this world to become much more physical than it had been. This world therefore dampens the spiritual side of the human being, and makes it difficult for us to fully blossom spiritually.
The Realm of Souls has no such preventive. The naranchai therefore has the opportunity to grow in holiness constantly.
The Realm of Souls is not a static or boring place. It is a place of constant spiritual growth, unimpeded by physical limitations or drawbacks.
The means by which we absorb holiness in the Realm of Souls is through the study of Torah. The Torah that one is given to study in the Realm of Souls is only the Torah that he has studied in this world, though there are occasional exceptions. One exception is Torah that he has helped others learn, by, for example, supporting someone so he can study Torah, or by donating to Torah Academies so that people can study Torah. Another example is that people on this world can study Torah in the merit of the deceased, and it is considered as if the deceased has studied it himself.
Torah studied on this world, but not understood despite sincere and hard effort, is studied and finally understood in the Realm of Souls.
And there the souls await and grow, until the Resurrection."