Zohar

Traditions

Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah

Role in the tradition

Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.

Public attention

Landmark Wikipedia has an article about it in 45 languages.

• Nurho de Manhar's translation of Bereshith to Lekh Lekha ↗ sacred-texts.com checked against the Internet Archive's copy of January 19, 2026, because the site refuses scripts · archived copy
• Read at wikisource.org ↗ wikisource.org
• Read at sefaria.org ↗ sefaria.org

The Zohar is a foundational work of Kabbalistic literature. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology. The Zohar contains discussions of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, redemption, the relationship of ego to darkness and "true self" to "the light of God".

From the Wikipedia article Zohar, revision 1371630634, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q205388: “work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah”.