Zohar, Pritzker Edition, Volume Eight
Zohar, Pritzker Edition, Volume Eight "Sefer ha-Zohar" (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in medieval Spain over seven hundred years ago. The bulk of the "Zohar" consists…
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Zohar, Pritzker Edition, Volume Eight
"Sefer ha-Zohar" (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in medieval Spain over seven hundred years ago. The bulk of the "Zohar" consists of mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy. Written in lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of mystical literature, comprising over twenty sections.
Its most remarkable section is "Idra Rabba"--a dramatic narrative, in which Rabbi Shim'on and his Companions gather to explore the deepest secrets of God's nature. This eighth volume of "The Zohar: Pritzker Edition" consists of commentary on the end of Leviticus and the beginning of Numbers. There is a sense of emergency here, because due to human misconduct, the world is vulnerable to divine wrath.
The mystical heroes seek to restore the balance in the upper worlds--aiming to stimulate a radiant flow from God's aspect of Compassion, which can soothe the irascible divine aspect and thereby save the world. The quest is perilous, and through its intensity three of the Companions tragically perish.