Most concise description of what the Zohar is
Daniel C. Matt,
(Moshe Cordovero)The main intemntion of Rabbi Ben Yohi, was knowing the femine dimension of God, Shahina is in excile from it own devine life an knowing the shehia is in such poor condition, such destitution, the expelled woman, the expelled wife , they were there to provide, they were ther to provide her with support and help so she could be re unified with her husband. This is what the cared abou the reunification of the Devine realm.
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The purpose of birth is learning The purpose of learning is to grasp the divine. - The purpose of apprihending the divine is to maintain the endurance of one that apprehends the joy of apprihending
Abraham Abulafia Zohar: Annotated & Explained
The Zohar is a book incomparably erotic; the Lurianic writings are unmatched for their technical sexuality. The Sabbatian Kabbalah has the quality of pornography. —Yehuda Liebes
