A tapestry for the soul : the introduction to the Zohar by Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag : explained using excerpts collated from his other writings, including suggestions for inner work

__A Tapestry for the Soul__ takes the __Introduction to the Zohar__ (as translated in __In the Shadow of the Ladder__) as its main thread, from its beginning to its end. Excerpts from Rabbi Ashlag’s other writings are skillfully placed throughout, in order to explain the __Introduction to the Zohar__ in depth. This is a totally innovative way of teaching. The benefits thus obtained include the fact that the reader can follow Rabbi Ashlag’s thought directly, without the need for an intermediary to explain his ideas, thus enabling direct contact between the Master Kabbalist and the reader. Now, even the beginner is able to learn from authentic Kabbalah texts. Lesson One Questions on the nature of God Lesson Two Inquiries into the nature of creation Lesson Three The ultimate aim and purpose of creation Lesson Four The substance of creation; the essence of the souls; affinity and difference of form Lesson Five The nature of evil; the different routes that body and soul travel; the purpose of the mitzvot in the healing of the will to receive for oneself alone; the means by which the higher levels of the soul are drawn to the person Lesson Six The states in which the souls exist simultaneously; free will; Lesson Seven The true nature of the body and its purpose; the end of suffering; where am I acting from? Lesson Eight The essence of the soul; how desire begets needs and needs give birth to thoughts as to how to satisfy those needs; the differences between people Lesson Nine The language of the branches; the revival of the dead; the true goal and fulfillment of the will to receive Lesson Ten The work of our lives; further concerning the framework of uncleanness Lesson Eleven The purpose of the higher worlds; the final state of the souls; the development of the wills to receive Lesson Twelve The perception of the person who splits the shell of the will to receive for oneself alone Lesson Thirteen The relationship of the soul with the higher worlds; the mitzvot Lesson Fourteen The lights of the Sephirot, the vessels and the worlds; the ascension of the soul through the worlds Lesson Fifteen The ascension of the soul (continued) Lesson Sixteen The holographic nature of reality and its relationship to Torah; the nature of the book of the Zohar and its authorship Lesson Seventeen The revelation of the Kabbalah in our generation and the nature of our generation compared to previous generations Lesson Eighteen The innermost aspect of the Torah and its relationship to Israel and the world Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag Original Kabbalah Art by Avraham Loewenthal Glossary Bibliography and Resources Index Index of Excerpts

A Tapestry for the Soul takes the Introduction to the Zohar (as translated in In the Shadow of the Ladder) as its main thread, from its beginning to its end. Excerpts from Rabbi Ashlag’s other writings are skillfully placed throughout, in order to explain the Introduction to the Zohar in depth. This is a totally innovative way of teaching. The benefits thus obtained include the fact that the reader can follow Rabbi Ashlag’s thought directly, without the need for an intermediary to explain his ideas, thus enabling direct contact between the Master Kabbalist and the reader. Now, even the beginner is able to learn from authentic Kabbalah texts.