7 Days After Death. WHAT HAPPENS? Kabbalah Secrets

Summary

Rabbi Abe presents a Kabbalistic account of what happens to the soul after death, drawing mainly on the Zohar. He cautions that near-death experiences should not necessarily be treated as accounts of actual, irreversible death: people who report them returned to life, and the spiritual process may differ.

The soul’s journey, as described in the video

1. The soul has different levels. Abe describes three principal aspects: nefesh, associated with the body and blood; ruach, a spirit; and neshamah, a higher soul. He says these aspects may leave the body at different times.

2. At death, the soul may experience both release and confusion. The departure from the body can feel liberating, especially for someone who regards bodily existence as limiting. But the soul may also be disoriented, as a person might be just after waking from a deep sleep. Abe says this confusion can last for a variable period—up to seven days in the account he discusses—and ties it to a person’s spiritual preparation.

3. Relatives and spiritual forces may gather around the deceased. According to Abe’s interpretation, relatives and loved ones from the spiritual realm may gather to comfort or welcome the soul. He also says negative or impure forces may be present. He presents these as teachings attributed to Kabbalists, not as directly observable events.

4. The person’s name is spiritually significant. Abe says a person may have difficulty remembering their name after death because the name represents the soul’s spiritual identity. He recommends keeping one’s name spiritually present in daily life. At a funeral, he also suggests meditating on the deceased person’s name and their parents’ names. He mentions that some prayers include a biblical verse containing a person’s name to help them remember it during judgment.

5. The soul reviews its actions and their consequences. Abe describes a stage in which angels—one appearing as an eagle and another as a raven—are associated with the accounting of the person’s deeds. The soul sees its thoughts and actions, including how they affected others and how those effects may have continued onward.

6. Judgment is presented as largely self-evaluation. Rather than portraying God as simply imposing a verdict, Abe says the soul confronts the truth of its own life and recognizes what its actions require: reward, remedy, or correction. It then ascends through spiritual levels according to what it achieved in life.

7. Purification is described as a cleansing process. Abe discusses Gehinnom as a spiritual cleansing stage, citing Rabbi Isaac Luria’s teaching that all souls pass through it, though not in the same way. He compares the experience to facing difficulty: someone who accepts hardship as an opportunity for growth may pass through it more readily than someone focused only on discomfort. He uses this comparison as a lesson for how to meet challenges in life.

8. Uncorrected negativity may lead to reincarnation. Abe explains gilgul—reincarnation—as a return to this world to correct or transform what remained unresolved. In his account, this process can continue until the soul’s correction is complete. He says Kabbalistic astrology and face or palm reading may offer ways to explore what a person came to correct, and refers viewers to a course on his website for more.

9. The soul’s ultimate goal is union with divine light. The journey’s highest destination is described as the soul becoming bound to eternal light and no longer separating from it. Abe presents earthly life as an opportunity to create, work, transform, and contribute—not merely to acquire material things.

Practical lessons emphasized

• Do spiritual work from love and a desire to grow, not from fear of death or punishment.
• Use life’s difficulties as opportunities for transformation rather than focusing only on discomfort.
• Pay attention to the effects of your actions, including their consequences for people beyond those you directly encounter.
• Value what you create and accomplish through effort, generosity, and personal change; material possessions alone do not carry forward.

Speakers and sources featured

• Rabbi Abe — the sole speaker in the subtitles; he explains and interprets the afterlife teachings.
• The Zohar — cited by Rabbi Abe, particularly its section on Jethro/Yitro, which he identifies as volume eight in an Aramaic section.
• Rabbi Isaac Luria — cited in connection with the teaching about Gehinnom as a cleansing stage.
• Kabbalists — referred to collectively as sources for teachings about the soul’s levels and post-death journey.