Zohar - Commentaries

Commentaries

The first known commentary on the book of Zohar, "Ketem Paz," was written by Rabbi Shimon Lavi of Libya.

Another important and influential commentary on Zohar, 22-volume "Or Yakar," was written by Rabbi Moshe Cordovero of the Tzfat (i.e. Safed) kabbalistic school in the 16th century.

The Vilna Gaon authored a commentary on the Zohar.

Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditchov wrote a commentary on the Zohar entitled Ateres Tzvi.

A major commentary on the Zohar is the Sulam written by Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag.

A full translation of the Zohar into Hebrew was made by the late Rabbi Daniel Frish of Jerusalem under the title Masok MiDvash.

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