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English Zohar, 22 volume set

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Um, where do I start? THIS WORK IS NOT THE ACTUAL ZOHAR. It is a very badly translated and censored children's version of the Zohar, which is so badly butchered that it is misleading and useless.

Things you should know: Philip Shraga Berg, a former insurance salesman, claimed to be a rabbi and started his own Kabbalah religion called "The Kabbalah Centre". All of Berg's books on Kabbalah are full of terrible translations, censored and edited texts, and horrible commentary. His "explanations" are rejected by all Jewish authorities, Orthodox and non-Orthodox, religious and academic.

Finally, he isn't even accepted as a rabbi or as a Kabbalist by any of the Jewish denominations, and his work is rejected as totally inaccurate by modern-day. Instead of reading his nonsense, please check out books on this subject by real authorities and good writers:

I would suggest reading "Zohar: Annotated & Explained" by Daniel Chanan Matt and Andrew Harvey, or "The Wisdom of The Zohar: An Anthology of Texts", Ed. Isaiah Tishby, and translated from the Hebrew by David Goldstein.

This set of "encyclopedias" has become invaluable for my reserach. They are extremely thorough, so much so that I find new directions to pursue that I hadn't expected. A true "treasure" for the serious reseracher in Kabbalah.

The Zohar is a powerful work of 22 volumes that serves as today's Noah's Ark - protecting those who own it and connect to it through reading and scanning. I recommend visiting www.kabbalah.com or www.zohar.com in order to learn more about the Zohar and Kabbalah. Purchasing the Zohar is very easy through www.kabbalah.com. You can also call the Kabbalah Centre and they can explain what the Zohar is, and arrange to ship it to you. Before purchasing the Zohar, it is also beneficial to read "The Power of Kabbalah" by Yehuda Berg. He gives an introduction to Kabbalah, including extensive information about the Zohar.

Before i read these books, i was really searching for reasons of life and why do things happen to me the way they do. I was so sick of being a victim and just being in NO control of my life. And then my best friend told me about the Zohar and told me that The Zohar facilitates the elimination of negative blockages - rather than experiences situations that cause you to become emotional, you became emotionally charged. So i bought it, and i have really experienced miracles in my life. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

i have read these books and have been sooo overly energized with LOVE for all people and for the world. I am so exicted to get the bigger picture about why i am here, i have been searching for that my entire life and finally i found it.

This is the main books for all the teaching of kabbalah. Written over 2000 years ago during the item the bible was written. The Zohar is the commentary of the bible and the torah. Scanning the letters in this book will protect you, and the teachings are the greatest gift you will ever receive. Just own the book and having the book will give you great protection. The reading is advance, but their are great study guides by the Kabbalah Centre and other kabbalah organiztions around the world. This collection of books is worth every cent you spend on it.

These books contain a great deal of advanced spiritual information. The Berg's state that it is information that can stand alone, but since it is a detailed explanation of the deeper meanings of God's law, it is really necessary to have a background in that law. It would be wise to read the five books of the Torah first, although they have notes in the text referring to the appropriate texts of the law the Zohar section is discussing.

Most Christians will take exception to much of what the Zohar has to teach, but that is because of their own misunderstanding of the law and the ultimate sacrifice it required. Once there is an adequate background in the law and its spiritual meaning (Romans 7:14), the Zohar will begin to take on a great deal of meaning for the Christian, and his eyes will be opened in ways, and to truths that cannot be found in church teaching, and may not easily be discovered from the Bible. "He who has ears, let him hear," Matt. 13:9. "For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it," Matt 13:17.

The Zohar is more than 2000 years old, but until very recently it was kept almost entirely hidden from the world, withheld out of fear that its power would be misused. Looked at it strictly as a work of spiritual wisdom, the Zohar is both an exploration and an explanation of every aspect of our physical and spiritual universe, and the connections that exists between them. Yet the real benefit of the Zohar in our daily lives is the energy imbued within each letter, each word, each phrase. For thousands of years, kabbalists have taught that simply the physical presence of the Zohar brought protection from harm.