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T HE Z OHAR
LAITMAN
KABBALAH PUBLISHERS
Rav Michael Laitman, PhD
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THE ZOHAR
Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN
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critical articles or reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Laitman, Michael.
The Zohar: annotations to the Ashlag commentary / Michael Laitman. --
1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-897448-09-0
1. Ashlag, Yehudah. Perush ha-sulam. 2. Zohar. 3. Cabala. I. Title.
BM525.A59A7755 2009
296.1>62--dc22
2008015080
Translation: David Brushin, Keren Applebaum
Copy Editors: Michael R. Kellogg, Mark Berelekhis
Editorial Assistance: Leah Goldberg
Proofreading: Lily Solopov, Natasha Sigmund, Sarah Talal
Layout: Luba Visotzki
Diagrams: Baruch Khovov, Luba Visotzki
Cover Design: Bat Sheva Brosh
Printing: Doron Goldin
Post Production: Uri Laitman
Executive Editor: Chaim Ratz
FIRST EDITION: FEBRUARY 2009
First printing
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
Prologue .............................................................................................................7
About Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai ..................................................................7
Studying with Rabbi Akiva .....................................................................8
The Cave at Peqi’in ................................................................................8
The Idra Raba (Great Assembly) and The Book of Zohar .......................9
The Reincarnation of a Unique Soul ................................................... 10
Rashbi’s Departure ............................................................................... 10
About The Book of Zohar .......................................................................... 11
Removing the Covers ........................................................................... 12
Accelerating the Spread of the Wisdom ............................................... 13
Introduction ....................................................................................................15
List of Abbreviations and Explanations .......................................................... 21
Original Names and Their Equivalents Accepted
in the English Translation .......................................................................... 27
Original Titles and Their Equivalents Accepted
in the English Translation ..........................................................................28
An Example of the Original Text of The Zohar..............................................29
Literal Translation of the Aforecited Text from Aramaic into English .........36
The Rose .......................................................................................................... 41
The Goal of Creation .................................................................................45
Sefirot .........................................................................................................46
Screen .........................................................................................................48
Partzuf ........................................................................................................48
The Inverse Proportion Between the Vessel and the Light ..........................50
The State of Katnut (Smallness) .................................................................. 51
The State of Gadlut (Greatness/adulthood) ................................................54
Ascent of the Lower One to the Upper One ...............................................54
The Light of ZON Is The Light of the Worlds BYA ....................................55
Correction in Three Lines ..........................................................................56
Flower Buds .....................................................................................................63
Who Created These.........................................................................................73
Who Created These (by Eliyahu) .................................................................... 91
The Mother Lends Her Clothes to Her Daughter ........................................ 101
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The Letters of Rabbi Hamnuna-Saba ............................................................ 117
The Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet............................................................ 131
Punctuation Marks in the Hebrew Alphabet (Nekudot) ............................ 134
The Letter Tav............................................................................................... 143
The Letter Shin............................................................................................. 148
The Letters Kuf and Reish............................................................................ 153
The Letter Tzadik ......................................................................................... 154
The Letter Peh .............................................................................................. 156
The Letter Ayin............................................................................................. 158
The Letter Samech........................................................................................ 159
The Letter Nun ............................................................................................. 161
The Letters Mem and Lamed ....................................................................... 163
The Letter Chaf ............................................................................................ 164
The Letter Yod .............................................................................................. 166
The Letter Tet ............................................................................................... 168
The Letter Zayin............................................................................................ 17 2
The Letters Vav and Hey .............................................................................. 17 3
The Letters Dalet and Gimel........................................................................ 17 3
The Letter Bet............................................................................................... 174
The Letter Aleph .......................................................................................... 17 5
Supernal Wisdom .......................................................................................... 179
The Lock and the Key.................................................................................... 181
Avraham ......................................................................................................... 189
The Vision of Rabbi Chiya............................................................................ 193
Who Is Your Partner? ....................................................................................209
The Donkey Driver........................................................................................223
The Two Points.............................................................................................. 271
The Night of the Bride .................................................................................. 281
Heaven and Earth.......................................................................................... 315
Among All the Sages of the Nations of the World,
There Are None Like You.............................................................................. 337
Who Is This? .................................................................................................. 347
He Who Rejoices on Holidays ......................................................................355
The Torah and Prayer ....................................................................................365
Rabbi Shimon’s Departure from the Cave ................................................... 375
The First Commandment.............................................................................. 379
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The Second Commandment.........................................................................385
The Third Commandment ...........................................................................393
The Fourth Commandment .........................................................................399
The Fifth Commandment.............................................................................405
The Sixth Commandment ............................................................................ 411
The Seventh Commandment........................................................................ 415
The Eighth Commandment.......................................................................... 421
The Ninth Commandment ........................................................................... 427
The Tenth Commandment ...........................................................................433
The Eleventh Commandment ......................................................................445
The Twelfth Commandment ........................................................................449
The Thirteenth Commandment ................................................................... 451
The Fourteenth Commandment...................................................................453
The Intention in the Prayer...........................................................................465
Raising a Prayer.............................................................................................. 473
Appendix One. Further Reading ..................................................................507
Appendix Two. About Bnei Baruch.............................................................. 515
How to Contact Bnei Baruch........................................................................ 519
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