The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Six For Sale

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanford University Press
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 2011
• Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 472 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 39
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.4 x 10 inches

Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers eversince it emerged in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century.Written in a unique, lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds thedimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprisingover twenty discrete sections. The bulk of the Zohar consists of a fascinatingmystical commentary on the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.This sixthvolume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition completes the Zohar\'s commentary on thebook of Exodus. Some of the volume focuses on the Dwelling (or mishkan) builtby Moses and the Israelites in the Sinai Desert. The mishkan symbolizesShekhinah, the feminine presence of God who \"dwells\" on earth. Theconstruction of the mishkan is intended to ensure Her intimacy with thepeople―and especially with Moses, who is actually called Her husband.Thedramatic episode of the Golden Calf receives special treatment. The worship ofthe calf is seen as a rejection of Shekhinah. Normally, She would haverestrained the wrath of God\'s masculine aspect and prevented Him from strikingIsrael; but having been rejected, She instead departed, leaving the peoplevulnerable. Whereupon the blessed Holy One hinted to Moses that it was up tohim to defend Israel from divine destruction. By invoking the threepatriarchs, Moses pinned God\'s arms, as it were, and immobilized Him, savinghis people.With the appearance of this volume, The Zohar: Pritzker Edition hasreached its halfway point. The projected Volumes VII-IX will complete theZohar\'s main commentary on the Torah. Volumes X-XII will include the Zohar\'scommentary on various other books of the Bible (such as Ruth and Song ofSongs) as well as several independent compositions. Read more