Introduction to the Zohar Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik בסִפרו כבחייו"

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The cycle of the Jewish year is a journey

and it offers models of leadership that are more centralized than those in Judges but less consolidated than the future Davidic dynasty

nor is there any chance that the common yearning for “normalcy” will dull his piercing gaze

Those who grasped his gifts forecast for him a future as a rabbinic luminary

Introduction to the Zohar Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik בסִפרו כבחייו"An English translation of Rav Yehuda Ashlags Hakdama Leokhmat HaEmet Sefer HaZohar Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag set as his lifes mission to make understanding the Zohar and Kabbala easier and make them more accessible. In this introduction, Rabbi Ashlag presents the basic elements of Kabbala in clear language and a readable format. Seventy one short chapters explain how the Kabbala understands the nature of creation, the structure and function of the