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First Introduction; Time to ActSecond Introduction; Uncovering a Handbreadth While Covering TwoFirst Discourse; The Giving of the TorahSecond Discourse; ArvutThird Discourse; The Essence of Religion and Its PurposeFourth Discourse; The Essence of the Wisdom of KabbalahFifth Discourse; The PeaceOn the Completion of The Zohar
About This Text
Author: Yehuda Ashlag
Composed: Jerusalem, Israel, c.1931 – c.1935 CE
Kuntres Matan Torah is a collection of short kabbalistic treatises written by Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, author of the Sulam commentary on the Zohar. It includes some of his earliest works, published as pamphlets in 1933, as well as a speech he delivered in 1953 upon his completion of the Sulam commentary. A central theme is the impact of kabbalistic wisdom on love between Jews — a value the author saw as a core tenet of divine service.