The Emergence of the Zohar

🧿 With enormous impact on future Jewish culture, Sefer ha-Zohar emerged in the late thirteenth century in Castile and, within a few centuries, became the major text of the Kabbalah.

The first two editions of the printed Zohar: on the right, the Mantua edition of 1558-60; on the left, the Cremona edition of 1559-60.

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In this issue:

• What do we Mean by “the” Zohar?

• The Account of R. Yitzchak de-min Akko

• Other Early Discussions of Zoharic Authorship

• Reads and Resources