LAITMAN
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THE ZOHAR
Rav Michael Laitman, PhD
THE ZOHAR
Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Laitman, Michael.
The Zohar: annotations to the Ashlag commentary / Michael Laitman. --
1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-897448-09-0
1. Ashlag, Yehudah. Perush ha-sulam. 2. Zohar. 3. Cabala. I. Title.
BM525.A59A7755 2009
296.1>62--dc22
2008015080
Translation: David Brushin, Keren Applebaum
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FIRST EDITION: FEBRUARY 2009
First printing
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prologue .............................................................................................................7
About Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai ..................................................................7
Studying with Rabbi Akiva .....................................................................8
The Cave at Peqi’in ................................................................................8
The Idra Raba (Great Assembly) and The Book of Zohar .......................9
The Reincarnation of a Unique Soul ...................................................10
Rashbi’s Departure ...............................................................................10
About The Book of Zo