In my having read through all the Jewish Scriptures, I do not recall even one mention or example of "reincarnation".
However, "reincarnation" is accepted as a concept in Judaism, as shown here (and I hope the discussion is brief enough not to be over-complicated):
https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_...nation.htm
By the way, there is no such concept as "reincarnation" in Buddhism; that term being more applicable to Hinduism.
In Buddhism:
Though not directly what this discussion thread is about, I recall a documentary which featured a young boy who knew German without having learnt it, and who recalled a previous life in the second world war. While I cannot now identify the documentary and locating the case on the Internet is not easy, yet I have found the following, which may, or may not, be the same case:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...rough.html
In regard to the later discussion on this thread, Judaism is both an ethnicity as well as a religion.
However, "reincarnation" is accepted as a concept in Judaism, as shown here (and I hope the discussion is brief enough not to be over-complicated):
https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_...nation.htm
By the way, there is no such concept as "reincarnation" in Buddhism; that term being more applicable to Hinduism.
In Buddhism:
Quote:"Buddhists recognise that there is a continuous cycle of life, death and rebirth. This cycle is known as samsara. The ultimate aim of Buddhist practice is to become free from samsara."
Source:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/religion/buddh...20samsara.
Though not directly what this discussion thread is about, I recall a documentary which featured a young boy who knew German without having learnt it, and who recalled a previous life in the second world war. While I cannot now identify the documentary and locating the case on the Internet is not easy, yet I have found the following, which may, or may not, be the same case:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...rough.html
In regard to the later discussion on this thread, Judaism is both an ethnicity as well as a religion.