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The Bahir: Illumination
by Aryeh Kaplan
from Red Wheel / Weiser

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A Concise Breakdown of Kabbalistic Translation From Hebrew
  After researching and studying Kabbalah for over 20 years, I found this book to contain detailed technical translations of Jewish Mysticism so often unavailable to a beginning student of Hebrew. After studying 12 languages, actually 13 including Hebrew now, I found detailed alphabetical descriptions and related materials to be a great primer for the Hebrew language, especially in relation to Jewish Kabbalistic interpretation of its relativity to this religion. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone who... more info

• Cornerstone English Translation of the Earliest Text of the Jewish Mystical Path
  My Maggid recommended that I read this book over the Zohar and I jumped into it with a great deal of enthusiasm. It was a good thing that I was enthusiastic because I could only get through a few pages each day and trying to read the text with the commentary as well. One can't read this like a textbook. I was very proud of finishing the book. I'm still not clear on what I got out of it.
  My impression is that teachings on Jewish mysticism and experiencing the walk with God (devekut) are wise and valid.... more info

• The need for a return to our mystical roots.
  Very informative and much needed in todays world, to connect ourselves with our mystical roots. It was refreshing to read what the Hebrew terms really mean and makes scripture come 'alive'.

• The Light of the Torah
  There are several very old Texts in the Kabala, besides the Zohar, the Sefer Yetzirah and a series of Midrashim dealing with Esoteric concepts among others, there is the Sefer HaBahir, or the Bahir as know through Rabbi's Kaplan book. This book is classic in the language and concepts of the time of the Tanaim (and before): the sages that composed the Mishna. Because of it, it is not without a poetic flavor that what really does is veil the content. If you are looking for operational more practical knowledge... more info

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