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Resources & Recommended Reading
Primary Sources
- Sefer Yetzirah — The oldest Kabbalistic text, attributed to Abraham
- Zohar — The magnum opus of Jewish mysticism by Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
- Etz Chaim — Rabbi Isaac Luria’s systematic Kabbalistic cosmology
- Tanya — Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s bridge between Kabbalah and daily life
- Pardes Rimonim — Rabbi Moshe Cordovero’s encyclopedic Kabbalistic work
Modern Introductions
- Inner Space by Aryeh Kaplan — Accessible Kabbalah for beginners
- Jewish Meditation by Aryeh Kaplan — Practical guide to contemplative Judaism
- Opening the Tanya by Adin Steinsaltz — Commentary on the foundational Hasidic text
- The Way of God by Moshe Chaim Luzzatto — Systematic Jewish philosophy
- Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet by Michael Munk — The mystical meaning of Hebrew letters
