The Zohar Explored: An introduction to the key concepts of Kabbalah (Kabbalah explored)

The most influential mystical text in Judaism — finally explained in plain English.

The Zohar is quoted everywhere and understood almost nowhere. Its Aramaic is difficult. Its symbols are strange. Most books about it either drown the reader in jargon or water it down to slogans.

This short book does neither. In ten clear chapters, it explains the ideas that make the Zohar work:

What the Zohar actually is — and an honest look at the debate over who wrote it Ein Sof: the Infinite that no thought can grasp The ten sefirot, explained as a single living structure The four worlds, and where human beings stand in them The soul's levels — and why most of yours is still waiting for you The Torah as a garment, and the Zohar's famous parable of the hidden princess The Shechinah in exile: the love story at the heart of the entire book Why the Zohar treats every mitzvah as an act that reaches the highest worlds The Sitra Achra: the Zohar's startling answer to the problem of evil Tikkun: the repair of the world, and what the end of the story looks like Every quotation is drawn from the primary sources and cited by volume and page, so you can look up any passage yourself. No background is assumed. Every term is explained on arrival and gathered in a glossary at the back.

Short. Clear. Faithful to the sources. If you have ever wondered what is actually inside the Book of Radiance, this is the place to start.