The Megale Amukos writes that reincarnation is a chessed of Hashem, that any Jew can fix what he messed up. This is alluded to by the fact that the word גלגול has the same gematria as חסד (72).
Due to this, one is reincarnated up to three times as is hinted in הן כל אלה יפעל א-ל פעמים שלש עם גבר, Hashem does all these things with man two or three times, so that one can’t mess up too much. This only applies if one doesn’t rectify with his Torah, mitzvos and Maasim Tovim when he returns in a gilgul. However, if one that is reincarnated does the will of Hashem, then Hashem gives him an additional chessed and he is able to be reincarnated up to 1,000 times as the Zohar writes on the words עשה חסדו לאלפים, who shows kindness for thousands to those who love Him and observe His commandments.
In the year 1936, R’ Dovid Shechter, the father of R’ Yaakov Meir Shechter, was davening at the Kosel when he suddenly heard someone crying bitterly. This man was to be making a wedding in the near future for his daughter but had no money for it. R’ Dovid invited him to his house where he gave the man the funds — which was originally intended for the wedding of his own son that was to be held in a half year — needed for the wedding. Later in the day when R’ Dovid was davening Mincha by R’ Shlomke Zvhiller, the Tzadik asked R’ Dovid you are shining today, what did you do to merit this? After R’ Dovid reluctantly related what happened, R’ Shlomke said because of what you did, you rectified your Neshama in this gilgul as well as previous gilgulim.
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His father R' Shimon Agassi wrote the commentary, Bnei Aharon on the work Shaar Hagilgulim. These are the words of R' Shimon Agassi in the introduction to his commentary: “The month that was designated for rejoicing and happiness, how it turned into one of grief and sighing, the week that was designated for a banquet, how it turned into one of mourning and lamentation. And the terrible tidings cut through and turned the heart of every companion and friend. The entire city was in a state of confusion. Their hearts went out and they trembled, one before the other saying, ‘What has Hashem done to us, to this beautiful soul, clean of sin and innocent, to pluck a rose before its time and to cut down the thread of its life during its marriage celebration?’ Until the Gaon of our strength arose, our master, teacher, and crown of our glory, R' Yosef Chaim (Ben Ish Chai), and calmed down the stormy masses through his precious discourse, and he appropriately explained this matter to them through the tenets of gilgul, and with that, their stormy hearts were quieted...”
Otzar Plaos Hatorah Devarim, pp. 455-7.
Vaeschanan, 11.
Reincarnation is based on לבלתי ידח ממנו נדח, no one is banished from Him (Shmuel 2, 14:14).
The Ben Ish Chai gave a talk after the sudden death of the young man, Aharon Agassi, just before he was to be wed. As a result of this incident, his father R' Shimon Agassi wrote the commentary, Bnei Aharon on the work Shaar Hagilgulim.
Iyov 33:29.
Yisro 91b. The Rema Mipano (Asarah Ma’amaros, Eim Kol Chai, 3. Yalkut Reuveni, Parshas Bamidbar.) writes Moshe knew how many times each Jew was reincarnated, as is revealed to us in לגלגלתם [כל זכר] (Bamidbar 1:2. The simple meaning is every male according to their head count.) which refers to gilgul.
Shemos 20:6. Another interpretation in עשה חסד לאלפים concerning reincarnation is that Hashem can give someone another chance even thousands of years later.
Interestingly, in a letter to his son the Rambam writes (cited in the Kesav Sofer, Chayei Sara, s.v. al derech tzachus) that his daughter caused his hair to become white because he was worried about her shidduch, that it should be befitting with his honor.
