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October 9, 2018

The Classic Text of Kabbalah, Rendered into English in All Its Splendor

But who wrote the Zohar?

After many years of labor, Daniel Matt has completed his oversight of a twelve-volume English translation of the Zohar—the central work of Jewish mysticism. Matt translated and annotated the first nine volumes himself, while his collaborators produced the final three. In his laudatory review, Eitan Fishbane delves into the complex question of the Zohar’s authorship:

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October 9, 2018

  1. The U.S. Should Do More to End Palestinian Funding for Terror

    Speaking out against pay-for-slay.

  2. To Hamas, War May Be the Best Option

    The last, most reliable way to distract the miserable masses from Hamas’s failure to govern.

  3. In Its Current Form, the Labor Party Threatens the Freedom and Safety of the UK’s Jews

    The case of Corbyn.

  4. The Classic Text of Kabbalah, Rendered into English in All Its Splendor

    But who wrote the Zohar?

  5. In Italy, Algorithms Are Translating the Talmud

    With some rabbinic assistance.