Description: Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment english KABBALAH VG CONDITION, SOFTCOVER Daniel Matt prepared this very elegant translation of the Zohar. It is only about 5% of the complete Zohar, but it provides an excellent selection of various themes in the Zohar. He prepared a commentary on each selection to assist the novice reader in decoding the language and the allusions in the text. Jews of the 13th Century were more versed in Jewish literature than the average Jew today, so the commentary is very helpful to the modern reader. The Introduction is also very worthwhile reading. I particularly like Matt's take on how to read the Zohar - read it and let it blow your mind. That is, take what you can from it. The text operates on so many levels that it is profitable reading for almost any audience. The Zohar itself is structured as midrash on the Torah. Consequently, it is helpful if the reader has some experience with the midrashic process. Midrash can seem really weird to modern people, not schooled in the medieval mindset. Each selection in this book operates on at least three levels. There is the peshat of the midrash (read it for the basic story). You can decode it according to the doctrine of sfirot (aspects of the Divinity). Finally, there is the ethical/theosophical/ontological content. Some of the selections appear to also relate to peak mystical experiences - either what they are like, or how to produce them. We have over 500,000 books of Jewish interest in Stock, please make sure to check out our Our eBay Store Questions, comments, Requests? WE CAN BE REACHED AT 347ll78G492!!14G6508!14 Our storefront location is at Mizrahi Book Store 3108 Quentin Rd Brooklyn NY 11234 Visitors welcome during business hours COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: There is $4 off each additional item paid for and shipped together, which makes the shipping just .99 for almost all additional items. Please note that purchases must be paid for at once, not individually to qualify for the discount. If you plan on adding additional items, please hold off payment until done purchasing. This discount should be deducted automatically, please contact us if for some reason it does not. STORE HOURS: Our storefront is located at 3108 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn, NY, 11234. Visitors are welcome during business hours. Store hours are: Sunday-Thursday 10 am - 6:30 pm and Friday 10 am - 2 pm. We are closed on Saturday and Jewish Holidays. For assistance in processing hours, we can be reached at our listed Mizrahi Bookstore phone number. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: For most individual books, we ship first class mail via USPS. Price is by weight, and this service is tracked. For multiple purchases, we can combine postage manually and charge at cost. Please reach out to us for a quote if interested in shipping multiple items together internationally. RETURN CUSTOMERS: Return customers get 7% off every order, from the second shipment and on. This is not deducted automatically, please message us for a discount code to be able to apply it to the order. REFUNDS: We offer full refunds within 30 days of purchase. QUESTIONS: We are here for you and usually respond immediately, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have. 1ST EDITIONS: We try to be precise when marking the edition, but if you are looking for first editions only, please ask us to verify the edition before purchasing, to prevent any misunderstandings. First Edition can have multiple definitions unfortunately and best to clarify in advance. WANT LIST: Looking for something and don't see it? Let us know and we'll look out for you. We have an additional hundreds of thousands of books of Jewish interest in stock, that are not listed online. SELL US YOUR BOOKS: We purchase Jewish books and books of Jewish interest, used, rare and antiquarian books and collections. Languages we specialize in are English, Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Spanish, Ladino, Russian and French. We purchase over 200,000 Jewish books a year and will travel to purchase libraries. Please contact us for details DISCLAIMER: The descriptions we use for our books offered, may come from a variety of sources, such as standard reference books, auction catalogs, the Publishers' descriptions, online resources and customer reviews.... If you feel any specific description violated third part rights, please contact us and we will have it removed immediately. Get images that make Supersized seem small. THE simple solution for eBay sellers.
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