Ashlag wrote and published two major works. The first,
Talmud Eser Sefirot is a complete re-editing and commentary to the works of 16th century Kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria. This is a comprehensive exposition of the system of the upper worlds,
Partzufim and
Sefirot, in the scientific language of Kabbalah which was developed by Luria.
As a core Kabbalistic text, it is especially unique in its utmost precision to detail to the structural organization and processes occurring in the upper worlds. It is set out as a comprehensive textbook, complete with commentaries, a section in each chapter dedicated to further reflection upon the commentaries, definitions of terms, tables of questions and answers, an introduction clarifying how to study Kabbalah in the correct manner, and also a summarized preface of the entire text.
His other masterwork was his
Sulam commentary on The Zohar, which earned him the name “Baal HaSulam”. This monumental work took him ten years to complete, written between the years 1943 and 1953. It includes a translation of
The Zohar from Aramaic to Hebrew as well as an extensive interpretation.
Another publication is the notebook of Yehuda Ashlag’s son and disciple, Baruch Ashlag. His notebook, entitled
Shamati (
I Heard]), contains over two hundred articles which were copied down from lessons and talks of Yehuda Ashlag. Baruch Ashlag kept this notebook with him in secret, until he was on his deathbed, in 1991. It was later published in Hebrew, and has been translated into many different languages. The articles in
Shamati form a unique kabbalistic work in their emotional depth of capturing the inner processes that a Kabbalist goes through on the path of spiritual attainment.
Works of Interest
- Matan Torah (Gift of the Bible)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch
- Ohr HaGanuz LCCN 96-827232
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre as Gift of the Bible ISBN 0943688221 and a 2008 edition retitled The Wisdom of Truth ISBN 1571896058
- Bnei Baruch as chapters reorganized throughout Kabbalah for the Student ISBN 1897448155
- Perush HaSulam (Commentary of the Ladder on the Zohar)
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre Zohar with Commentary by Rav Ashlag ISBN 1571891587
- Talmud Eser haSefirot (Study of the Ten Luminous Emanations)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre Volume 1 ISBN 0943688299 Volume 2 ISBN 0943688256
- Bnei Baruch
- Panim Meirot u'Masbirot (Welcoming and Illuminating Revelations)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch
- Ha’Akadama Le Talmud Eser haSefirot (Introduction to the Ten Luminous Emanations)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/27173 and Kabbalah for the Student (p 315) ISBN 1897448155
- Nehora Press In the Shadow of the Ladder Chapter 4 ISBN 9657222087
- Ha’Akadama Le Sefer HaZohar (Introduction to the Zohar)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Entrance to the Zohar Part 1 ISBN 0943688043
- Bnei Baruch http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/27169 and Kabbalah for the Student (p 109) ISBN 1897448155
- Nehora Press In the Shadow of the Ladder Chapter 3 ISBN 9657222087
- Mavo le Sefer HaZohar (Entrance to the Zohar)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Entrance to the Zohar Part 2 ISBN 0943688043
- Bnei Baruch http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/27539 and Kabbalah for the Student (p. 407) ISBN 1897448155
- Pticha le Hokhmat haKabbalah (Opening to the Wisdom of Kabbalah)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/4850 and Kabbalah for the Student (p. 565) ISBN 1897448155
- Sefer haIlan (Book of the Tree or Book of Illustrations)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch inKabbalah for the Student (p. 645) ISBN 1897448155
- Pticha le Perush haSulam (Opening to the Sulam Commentary)'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre
- Bnei Baruch in Kabbalah for the Student (p. 681) ISBN 1897448155
- Ha’Akadama Le Sefer Panim Meirot u’Masbirot (Introduction to Panim Meirot u’Masbirot[Welcoming and Illuminating Revelations])'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Entrance to the Tree of Life Part 1 ISBN 0943688353
- Bnei Baruch Kabbalah for the Student (p. 431) ISBN 1897448155
- Pticha Kolelet leSefer Panim Meirot u’Masbirot (Opening to Panim Meirot u’Masbirot [Welcoming and Illuminating Revelations])'
- Published in Hebrew by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Sefer Ha'Akadamot ISBN 0943688264
- Bnei Baruch
- Published in English by:
- Kabbalah Centre in Entrance to the Tree of Life Part 2 ISBN 0943688353
- Bnei Baruch Kabbalah for the Student (p. 745) ISBN 1897448155