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Volume I
Bereshit
Noach
Lech Lecha
Vayera
Chayei Sara
Toldot
Vayetzei
Vayishlach
Vayeshev
Miketz
Vayechi
Addenda
Volume II
Shemot
Vaera
Bo
Beshalach
Yitro
Mishpatim
Terumah
Ki Tisa
Vayakhel
Pekudei
Addenda
Volume III
Vayikra
Tzav
Shmini
Tazria
Metzora
Achrei Mot
Kedoshim
Emor
Behar
Nasso
Idra Rabba
Beha'alotcha
Sh'lach
Korach
Chukat
Balak
Pinchas
Matot
Vaetchanan
Eikev
Shoftim
Ki Teitzei
Addenda
About This Text
Composed: Middle-Age Spain, c.1100 – c.1400 CE
The Zohar is the central work of the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah. Traditionally attributed to the second-century sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the Zohar’s authorship has been subject to debate from the time it first appeared in 13th-century Spain. The work centers around Rabbi Shimon and his students as they travel the land of Israel and interpret the Torah esoterically. Written primarily in a cryptic form of Aramaic, the Zohar discusses topics such as the nature of God, the soul, and the creation of the world.