The prohibition from Above to refrain from open study of the wisdom of truth was for a limited period, until the end of 1490. Thereafter is considered the last generation, in which the prohibition was lifted and permission has been granted to engage in The Book of Zohar. And since the year …
The Necessity of Studying The Zohar in Our Days
This point in time requires accelerated acquisition of the inner Torah. The Book of Zohar breaks new paths, makes a highway in the desert, the Zohar and all it harvests are ready to open the doors of redemption. The Rav Raiah Kook, Orot [Lights], 57 My aim in all my notebooks and in all …
The Appearance of the Zohar
The Zohar was destined to be concealed ... until the arrival of the last generation at the end of times, at which time it was to appear. Rav Isaiah Horowitz (the Holy Shlah), In Ten Utterances, “First Article,” p 17 Studying The Zohar at this time is much needed to save and to protect …
From Exile to Redemption
Because Israel is destined to taste from the Tree of Life, which is the holy Book of Zohar, through it, they will be redeemed from exile. Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai, T he Book of Zohar, Portion Naso, Item 90 Redemption will come through the study of the holy Zohar. Rabbi Eliahu Ben Sulimani, Elijah’s Throne, gate …
The Zohar Brings Abundance
The words and the speaking of the holy Zohar themselves tie a person to the infinite. Rabbi Moshe Israel Bar Eliahu, The Remnants of Israel, Gate of Connection, “Gate One,” Midrash 5, Essay 2 Many fools escape from studying the secrets of the Ari and The Book of Zohar, which are our lives. If …
The Light of the Zohar
“And the wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament” are the authors of the Kabbalah. They are the ones who exert in this brightness, called The Book of Zohar, which is like Noah’s ark, gathering two from a town, and seven kingdoms, and sometimes one from a town and …
The Zohar Affects Even When Not Understanding
The language of The Zohar remedies the soul, even when one does not understand what it says at all. It is similar to one who enters a perfumery; even when he does not take a thing, he still absorbs the fragrance. Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov, Degel Machaneh Ephraim [The Banner of the …
Correction of the Soul
The Baal Shem Tov says ... Saying The Zohar is good for the soul. The Path of RASHI, in the name of Rabbi Hillel of Paritch Each and every letter in The Book of Zohar and the writings of our great teacher, the Rav Chaim Vital … are great corrections for the soul, to …
Purrifying the Heart
Saying The Zohar can purify the heart. Light of the Upright, “Pure Myrrh” Always cleave your soul to The Book of Zohar and the writings of our teacher, the Ari. And cleave your soul with fear, love, and humility, lest your aim will be to become a rabbi and a leader, for this is …
Studying the Zohar Compared to Other Studies
Reading the words of The Zohar is more beneficial for Divinity and for the soul than the whole engagement in the Torah. Correction of the night of Hoshaana Rabah [Great Supplication] Who is greater to us than this holy book, The Book of Zohar, interpreting the ways, removing the stones from the trail, …
The Zohar as a Means to Discover the Creator
Know that the entire Book of Zohar and the obligation to study it etc., is all a positive Mitzva [commandment to do a certain action], to cleave to it and to know that God is found, in sacred knowledge in the particular and in the unifications, and with love, fear, and unity. Rav Yitzhak …
Study Hours Prescribed by Sages
The Baal Shem Tov ordered his people to study the words of The Zohar prior to praying. Rav Yitzhak Bar Yishaiah Atia, Doresh Tov (Seeking Good), “Concerning The Zohar” Prior to prayer, speak as little as possible and study an item in the holy Zohar or the corrections, or the new Zohar. “Order of the Day and Cautions of …
Exertion in Studying the Zohar
The Book of Zohar has a different meaning every day. Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov, Degel Machaneh Ephraim [The Banner of the Camp of Ephraim], Portion: Bo [Come], p 84 While studying The Zohar, one should deem each and every word as wisdom of truth. The prayer book of Rabbi Shabtai Rashkovar, “Order of …
The Wisdom of the Zohar and Worldly Wisdoms
Anyone who tastes from The Book of Zohar will taste for himself that there is such wisdom in the world as the wisdom of the depth of the secrets of the flavors of Torah, and all the wisdoms besides it are regarded as naught and formless. The Rav Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov, …
The Rashbi and the Group that Authored the Zohar
We would never have the power to strip the Torah of its clothing, were it not for Rashbi and his friends. Ramak, Know the God of Thy Father, 16 And Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai would reveal the secrets of the Torah, and his friends listened to his voice, joining him in this …