A book by the late Gerard Nahon, an excellent introduction to the development of Kabbalah in the Holy Land, in Jerusalem and Safed, and to the leading 16th-century figures who shaped the history of Kabbalistic doctrine.
The Holy Land in the Age of the Kabbalists, 1492–1592 » » »
A previously unpublished translation of a text from the Zohar in a bilingual edition with notes. The text you are about to discover here is of rare narrative complexity. Interpretations intertwine and follow one another, shifting from one subject to…
The Light of the Torah: The Zohar » » »
Excellent ouvrage de Jean Baumgarten consacré à la légende de Joseph de la Reina, kabbaliste qui tenta de maîtriser les forces du mal pour hâter la venue du Messie. Ce récit, notamment rapporté dans le Pardess Rimonim de Rabbi Moshe…
The Kabbalistic Legend of Yossef Della Reina » » »
Introduction to Rav Ashlag’s Book of the Zohar, a foundational text for approaching the Zohar’s major themes before beginning to read it.
Introduction to the Book of the Zohar » » »
The first word of the Bible, Bereshit (‘In the beginning’), has given rise to many interpretations and misinterpretations. Pierre Henri Salfati explores them here in a work that reads like a hermeneutical inquiry.
The first word of *Bereshit*: “In the beginning.” The story of a misinterpretation » » »
The Light of the Intellect, by Rabbi Abraham Abulafia, a 13th-century Spanish and Italian Kabbalist known for his work on meditation, Hebrew letters and vowel points. A major work written in the 1280s.
The light of the intellect Rabbi Abraham Abulafia » » »
Introduction, translation and explanation of four major versions of the Book of Formation by Jean-Yves Legouas. The study of the Sefer Yetsirah begins here with a word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence examination of the text.
The Four Versions of the Sefer Yetsirah by Jean-Yves Legouas » » »
The Sefer Yetsirah or Book of Creation, edition of a rare 13th century manuscript
Sefer Yetsirah, facsimile and translation of manuscript Heb.763 » » »
The Baal Shem Tov: Mystic, Magician, and Healer, a book by our friend Jean Baumgarten on the central figure of Hasidism, accompanied by a video conversation between Jean Baumgarten and Haim Nissenbaum.
The Baal Shem Tov: Mystic, Magician, and Healer » » »
Volume III of Charles Mopsick’s translation of the Zohar. This volume includes two sections from the Book of Genesis: Vayeshev and Miqets.
Zohar Mopsick, Volume III » » »
Volume II of Charles Mopsick’s translation of the Zohar. This volume includes five sections from the Book of Genesis: Vayera, Haye Sarah, Toldot, Vayetse and Vayichlah.
Zohar Mopsick, Volume II » » »
Volume I of Charles Mopsick’s translation of the Zohar. This volume includes the beginning of the Book of Genesis, the first three sections of this landmark translation.
Translation of the Epistle of the Seven Paths, a text by Rabbi Abraham Abulafia devoted to the different levels of reading and interpreting the biblical text within the Kabbalistic tradition.
The Epistle of the Seven Paths by Abu al-Fia » » »
Charles Mopsick’s translation of the Zohar’s Book of Lamentations. This volume includes the last two sections of the Book of Genesis and concludes Mopsick’s translation of the Zohar.
Paul Fenton’s translation of the Book of Formation (Sefer Yetsirah). This book presents both the long and short versions of this major work of Kabbalah.
The Book of Training: Translation » » »
