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What is Karet?

Updated: 12/14/2022
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As a quick note: karat (spelled with two "a"s) refers to a measurement of gold purity. Karet (with an "e") is what this answer will discuss.

Karet means "to sever." It signifies the cutting off of the consciousness of the soul present in the body from its superconscious source which is always at one with G-d. Nonetheless, it is always possible to do teshuvah (repent) and to reconnect--with a stronger bond than before--the finite dimension of the soul with its infinite source. The soul's source then arouses "from afar" the estranged finite consciousness of the soul's reflection in the physical body to do teshuvah.

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The simple meaning of Karet as explained in the Talmud and halakha is to die before one reaches sixty.

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