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Thirty Seven Books. New. New Thirty Seven Books, 2019 New Gleanings from the Mystical Teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria - the Arizal - on the Weekly Torah Portion Translated by: Rabbi Moshe WisnefskyThe Torah (Bible) has a revealed as well as an esoteric dimension The revealed side of the Written and Oral Torah, has been transmitted since the giving of the Torah at Sinai The words of the Torah are like vessels containing the light, condensing it to fit their size and quality Yet, since the mysteries of the Torah are the very essence of the Infinite Light, the finite quality of the way the words appear cannot represent this source of wisdom in all its complexity - a seeing with the heart, which means a direct perception of the ideas is required for this understandingRabbi Yitzchak Luria (1534-1572), known as the Arizal, is the central figure of Kabbalah as it is studied today The Arizal explained that the mysteries of the Torah are a "Kabbalah"- literally "something that is received" It is not a… Read More