The Zohar –– Pritzker Edition, Volume 8 (Book review)

Title: The Zohar –– Pritzker Edition, Volume 8
Published by: Stanford University Press

Translation and Commentary by Daniel C. Matt
Manufactured: United States of America
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608  
Official Website: http://www.sup.org/zohar/

I would like to start this review by pointing out that this is a very serious translation of the Zohar holy, an elaboration that took years of work and research on the part of Daniel C. Matt and his team of several scholars who have spared no effort to give the greatest number information of each passuk, each parashah, bringing reliable sources. Nowadays, there are many non-Jews readers interested in studying Kabbala, in this The Zohar edition people will have a basic and advanced notion of The Zohar; as holy Zohar is a book of great holiness, bringing the hidden wisdom, these comments are a good help for understanding (within the spiritual level of each person), of course, even if the study of Kabbalah is forbidden, but as we all know, it is easy to find in stores and on the internet many books on Kabbala and the Zohar. The best I can do is recommended you consult a Rabbi [tzaddik] to learn about such wisdom.

What is relevant is the translation of the Aramaic / Hebrew and also the careful and impressive production of the Academic Committee more than 20 professional in this work and the excellent design of STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

This volume of The Zohar Pritzker Edition, Volume 8 consists of commentary on the end of Leviticus and the beginning of Numbers. We can study the Idra Rabba section. This fantastic edition of The Zohar not only presents an accurate translation of the text, but also an interpretation with insights, more accessible.The Aramaix text is available on the website of Stanford University Press.

Brilliant expositions on complex subjects rendered easy by Daniel C. Matt, his wonderful ability to transmit profound ideas is amazing.

You can order this book directly from the publisher.

About the author:

Daniel C. Matt is a leading authority on Jewish mysticism. For over twenty years, he served as Professor of Jewish Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He has also taught at Stanford University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has published following books: The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume One and The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Two Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment; Zohar: Annotated and Explained; The Essential Kabbalah; and God and the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony between Science and Spirituality as well as new editions of The Zohar. 

Reviewed by: Gilson Sasson

NOAM ELIMELECH TEFILLAH

THE PRAYER BEFORE PRAYING

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When Mashiach Comes

There are certainly worthy people who do not practice Hitbodedut. But I call them confused. When Mashiach suddenly comes and calls them, they will be disoriented and confused.

But those who practice Hitbodedut will be like a person who wakes up from a restful sleep with a calm, settled mind. This is how we will be when Mashiach comes: our minds will be calm and settled, without panic or confusion.

Sichot Haran #228

From: The Essential Rabbi Nachman - Edited by Azamra Institute.

REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE TALMUD –– The Indispensable Talmud Study Aid (Book review)

REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE TALMUD –– The Indispensable Talmud Study Aid (Book review)

Title: Reference Guide To The Talmud 

Author: Rabbi Israel  Steinsaltz
Published by: Koren Publishers Jerusalem & The Shefa Foundation
Manufactured: Israel
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 549
Official Website: www.korenpub.com / www.hashefa.co.il

 

For beginners students searching for a light to lighten their study of the Talmud, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz formulated a precise guide intended to facilitate the study of the Talmud, and even the more advanced student should find this useful book. They have used non-technical language and focus its efforts on knowledge and know the concepts as well as the principles and methods of study. The most important part to the advance students should be "glossaries", there are explanations on the terminology of Talmudic discourse, terms and concepts of the halakha.

Who studies both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud, both readers will benefit from this guide because there are references of the two editions. Also, Non-Jews who are looking for more information about Judaism, this book sums up detailed facts of religious life, intellectual and customs; the practical application of Torah laws.

The author provides an in-depth approach of the concepts of the Talmud, the explanations are extensive, giving the reader skills to gain better understanding of the main foundations of the Talmud, the statements of the Mishna. This book has helped us to increase, further, our overall, understanding of the Talmud as well as many aspects of Jewish life, this is a valuable resource!

Reviewed by: Gilson Sasson.

Last Will and Testament of Mohorosh

"OPEN MY SEFER AND YOU'LL GET AN INSTANT ANSWER:
Below is the letter that moharosh writes clearly that his Holy Sefer will be answering one's questions and problems. In translation, (I double quoted the Hebrew section, and as well the English translation)
ולכן כשיש לאדם איזה בעיה. .........
""And therefore, if anyone has any problem, wherever the one will open (Moharoshs Sefefer, Asher BaNachel) the one will find an answer to the ones problem, etc. Just the contrary, prove it to yourself and you'll see that's so"".

 

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2. Teachings of the RAV YAAKOV YOSEF OF POLNOY

[The primary disciple of the holy Ba’al Shem Tov and the author of the first Chassidic sefer ever printed — Toldos Yaakov Yosef]

THE HEAVENLY VOICE

The Mishnah in Avos (6:2) tell us of a heavenly voice called a “bas kol”, which calls out to us on a daily basis to repent and return to Hashem. The Toldos Yaakov Yosef writes that his master and teacher, the Ba’al Shem Tov, asked, “What point is there in a daily heavenly voice that no one hears?!”

He answered that on High where the heavenly voice originates, there are no words and there is no speech; there is only the spiritual realm known as “Olam HaMachshavah” — the universe of pure thought. Therefore, any thoughts a person has of repentance, any urges to return to Hashem and His path, those thoughts and feelings are not his own. Rather, that is the sound of the heavenly voice. Through our thoughts of repentance, we do truly hear the bas kol. KESSER SHEM TOV

AGAINST EXCESSIVE FASTING

Quoting from a letter that the Ba’al Shem Tov had written to him, Rav Yaakov Yosef wrote, “Do not overly engage in fasts and self-mortification. Such practices lead to depression or anger. But the reason you should especially refrain from these practices is because, rather than improving your avodah, they prevent you from studying Torah and serving Hashem properly.” BEN PORAS YOSEF

Returnity – The Way Back To Eternity [Selected Teachings From The Chassidic Masters On Teshuvah] by Rabbi Tal Moshe Zwecker.

Rabbi Tal Moshe Zwecker is a Chassid and teacher in Ramat Beit Shemesh. Translator of Noam Elimelech and other classics of Chassidus in English.

R’ Tal Moshe Zwecker

Director Machon Be’er Mayim Chaim Publishing

Chassidic Classics in the English Language

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