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Bariah

Ok kiddo, let me explain bariah to you.

Have you ever heard of the word "barrier"? It's something that stops things from getting through, right? Well, bariah is a word that's kind of like that.

In some religions, people believe that everyone has something called a "soul". It's like a special part of you that's really important. When you die, your soul goes somewhere else to keep living.

But some people believe that your soul can get stopped from going to that special place because of something bad you did. That's where bariah comes in.

Bariah is like a test that your soul has to go through after you die. It's like a big wall that your soul has to get past. And if you did something bad in your lifetime, that wall might be really hard to get past.

So basically, bariah is a test that your soul has to pass to get to its next home. And it's really important to do good things in your life so that your soul can pass the test and be happy in its new home.
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