................................29 Literal Translation of the Aforecited Text from Aramaic into English ......... 36 The Rose .............................. .................................................365 Rabbi Shimon’s Departure from the Cave ...................................................375 The Fi... ... lives more difficult. Among these laws was a decree that prohibited Jews from studying the Torah (then synonymous with Kabbalah). 1 The article... ...bled, as well as all the lower worlds with all their inhabitants. All the arguments that the letters raised in their wish for the world to be create... ...r been to a certain country, we can imagine what others describe to us by analogy with what we already know. But in this case, there is no analogy. ... ...the nations of the world,” the egoistic reason, is in a state of constant argument with man’s spiritual, altruistic property, called “Israel” or the... ... toward correction. Therefore, as long as man can listen only to egoistic arguments, the Creator develops us gradually, using these forces. With the... ...and they concealed themselves in the rock. 503 RAISING A PRAYER Here, by analogy with the aforesaid and in accordance with the definitions of such ...

...ince its appearance nearly 2,000 years ago, it has been the primary, and often only, source used by Kabbalists. For centuries, Kabbalah was hidden from the public, which was considered not yet ready to receive it. However, our generation has been designated by Kabbalists as the first generation that is ready to grasp the concepts in The Zohar. Now, we can put these prin...