Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah

Fascinating reading. The introduction was a bit dry and difficult to get through, but once that was done it was a literal treat for the mind. I'm still reading it, and loving it. I heartily recommend this!

The book is very short - only about 125 pages. Yet, it is written in very easy to understand English by a well known scholar on the subject - Gershom Scholem, and provides the reader with a nice introduction to some of the more prominent and interesting components of the Zohar. The introduction to the book sets the stage for the reader by providing sufficient background and explanation so that the reader, once immersed in the Zohar translation itself, has a framework to understand and evaluate the context. The excerpts from the Zohar will make the reader think, and provide a glimpse into some of the more esoteric Jewish rabbinical thought. A good intro on the subject.

This book is very good it is a condensation and explanation of the messages in the Zohar. It is very good for one starting into the subject.

Good Read

It is a beautiful book

The spirit we are is a serious matter. We learn about to make a living, also we have to understand about death, our reality, in a way to make the person we are complete. This book is marvelous to help to understand Cabala, the spiritual side of Judaism.

This text was just ok. Have been studying Kabbalah for a few years now...Wanted this text to bring some clarity to the Zohar....found this text too deep and complicated...

A pleasanter entry into the world (or worlds) of the Kabbalah could scarcely be imagined. Very satisfying, yet it whets the appetite for more.