Prebirth the soul’s closeness to G-d is limited. The efforts in the physical world allows the soul to return to G-d and experience the unlimited closeness, having triumphed over the physical.

The punishment that the soul receives in the next world is the cleansing of the shame felt by the soul for its sins. Rabbi Manis Friedman explains what heaven and hell are to the Jewish Soul and what the next step will be.

Will your soul have fulfilled its mission, or will it be feeling the shame of missed opportunities?