TABLE OF CONTENTSPrologue ……………………………………………………………………………………………….7About Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai …………………………………………………………7Studying with Rabbi Akiva ……………………………………………………………8The Cave at Peqi’in ……………………………………………………………………..8The Idra Raba (Great Assembly) and The Book of Zohar …………………..9The Reincarnation of a Unique Soul ……………………………………………10Rashbi’s Departure …………………………………………………………………….10About The Book of Zohar ……………………………………………………………….. 11Removing the Covers …………………………………………………………………12Accelerating the Spread of the Wisdom ………………………………………..13Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………….15List of Abbreviations and Explanations …………………………………………………. 21Original Names and Their Equivalents Acceptedin the English Translation ………………………………………………………………..27Original Titles and Their Equivalents Acceptedin the English Translation ………………………………………………………………..28An Example of the Original Text of The Zohar ……………………………………….29Literal Translation of the Aforecited Text from Aramaic into English ………36The Rose ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 41The Goal of Creation ………………………………………………………………………45Sefirot ……………………………………………………………………………………………46Screen ……………………………………………………………………………………………48Partzuf …………………………………………………………………………………………..48The Inverse Proportion Between the Vessel and the Light ……………………..50The State of Katnut (Smallness) ………………………………………………………… 51The State of Gadlut (Greatness/adulthood)…………………………………………54Ascent of the Lower One to the Upper One ………………………………………..54The Light of ZON Is The Light of the Worlds BYA ………………………………55Correction in Three Lines ………………………………………………………………..56Flower Buds ………………………………………………………………………………………..63Who Created These ……………………………………………………………………………..73Who Created These (by Eliyahu) ………………………………………………………….. 91The Mother Lends Her Clothes to Her Daughter …………………………………. 101The Letters of Rabbi Hamnuna-Saba …………………………………………………… 117The Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet …………………………………………………… 131Punctuation Marks in the Hebrew Alphabet (Nekudot) ……………………….134The Letter Tav ………………………………………………………………………………….. 143The Letter Shin ………………………………………………………………………………… 148The Letters Kuf and Reish ………………………………………………………………….153The Letter Tzadik ……………………………………………………………………………..154The Letter Peh ………………………………………………………………………………….156The Letter Ayin …………………………………………………………………………………158The Letter Samech …………………………………………………………………………….159The Letter Nun …………………………………………………………………………………161The Letters Mem and Lamed ……………………………………………………………..163The Letter Chaf ………………………………………………………………………………..164The Letter Yod ………………………………………………………………………………….166The Letter Tet …………………………………………………………………………………..168The Letter Zayin………………………………………………………………………………..172The Letters Vav and Hey ……………………………………………………………………173The Letters Dalet and Gimel ………………………………………………………………173The Letter Bet ………………………………………………………………………………….. 174The Letter Aleph ………………………………………………………………………………175Supernal Wisdom ……………………………………………………………………………… 179The Lock and the Key ………………………………………………………………………… 181Avraham ……………………………………………………………………………………………189The Vision of Rabbi Chiya ………………………………………………………………….193Who Is Your Partner? …………………………………………………………………………209The Donkey Driver …………………………………………………………………………….223The Two Points …………………………………………………………………………………. 271The Night of the Bride ……………………………………………………………………….281Heaven and Earth ……………………………………………………………………………… 315Among All the Sages of the Nations of the World,There Are None Like You……………………………………………………………………337Who Is This? ……………………………………………………………………………………..347He Who Rejoices on Holidays …………………………………………………………….355The Torah and Prayer …………………………………………………………………………365Rabbi Shimon’s Departure from the Cave ……………………………………………375The First Commandment……………………………………………………………………379The Second Commandment ……………………………………………………………….385The Third Commandment …………………………………………………………………393The Fourth Commandment ……………………………………………………………….399The Fifth Commandment …………………………………………………………………..405The Sixth Commandment …………………………………………………………………. 411The Seventh Commandment ……………………………………………………………… 415The Eighth Commandment ……………………………………………………………….. 421The Ninth Commandment …………………………………………………………………427The Tenth Commandment …………………………………………………………………433The Eleventh Commandment …………………………………………………………….445The Twelfth Commandment ………………………………………………………………449The Thirteenth Commandment …………………………………………………………. 451The Fourteenth Commandment ………………………………………………………….453The Intention in the Prayer …………………………………………………………………465Raising a Prayer ………………………………………………………………………………….473Appendix One. Further Reading …………………………………………………………507Appendix Two. About Bnei Baruch …………………………………………………….. 515How to Contact Bnei Baruch ……………………………………………………………… 519