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| | Life after life |
 | | Rabbi Harris Cooperman of Orthodox Beth Joseph Congregation in Phoenix concurred that reincarnation is "a belief that we have, but it's not a main thing in daily life. |
 | | For example, kabbalists would say that a person who suffers generally is being punished for actions in a previous life, a woman could be childless because her body was inhabited by a "male" soul, or a person could be a victim of a crime he perpetrated on someone else in a past life. |
 | | In addition, according to Chassidic tradition, if people live exemplary lives, their children may be reincarnated with the souls of great people, noted Rabbi Albert Plotkin, rabbi emeritus at Reform congregation Temple Beth Israel in Phoenix, who has taught classes in Kabbalah at the Franciscan Renewal Center, a Catholic retreat/education/liturgical facility in Paradise Valley. |
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