Zohar

The Shechinah: A Supernal Mother

A Kabbalistic interpretation of the suffering of the Jews in Egypt and their ultimate redemption.

Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai

According to the traditional view, this second century sage of the Mishnah also authored the Zohar.

Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)

19th-century Italian scholar/poet who questioned authorship of the Zohar.

Jewish Texts

Is anything written by a Jew a Jewish text, and who decides?

The Zohar

This influential work of Jewish mysticism continues to inspire spiritual seekers.