The Zohar

The Zohar Lecture 11a - The Precious Words of Torah

Every word of Torah is pleasing to God and creates new heavens and renews the Earth.

The Zohar Lecture 10 - The Vision of the Gazelle

Rabbi Chiya ascends to heaven and learns the meaning of the vision of the Gazelle, when God is disappointed in the world but the light of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's Torah holds up the world. Psalm 22 is interpreted as foretelling a time of suffering and a Messiah that has yet to come.

The Zohar Lecture 9 - Creation and the Role of Abraham

Without Abraham, the universe would not be sustained.

The Zohar Lectures 7 & 8 - The Six Gates

Rabbis Yudai, Hiyyah and Yose continue to expound on the moment of creation, in which all was created and then flowed out through gates.

The Zohar Lecture 6b - The Aleph Bet Part 2

The remaining letters from Peh to Aleph present their cases, and God chooses Bet to create the world.