Why is it a problem to understand Gehinom as a process of cleansing instead of punishment? If it is a punishment gets the soul pure out of it? I understood this washmashine analogy from the Chabadnicks that one suffers and afterwards one is cleansed or more pure - the suffering is necessary in order to cleanse but dont ask me what from - Klipot? I am asking because I wonder, if we see Gehinom as a punishment what effect does it has on the soul besides suffering? And is one, if one doesnt end up in level 7, allowed to heaven afterwards?

Asked on November 17, 2020