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Reshit Chokhmah
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Introduction
Gate of Fear
Prelude
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Gate of Love
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Gate of Repentance
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Gate of Holiness
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Gate of Humility
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Chapter of Mitzvot
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Chapter of Raising ChildrenChapter of Honest CommerceChapter of Jurisprudence
Chapter of Ethics
Introduction
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Chupat Eliyahu Rabbah
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Or Olam
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Or Gadol
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Great Is Peace

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Author: Elijah de Vidas
Reshit Chokhmah, in English The Beginning of Wisdom, is a 16th-century work by Rabbi Elijah de Vidas. Based largely on the Zohar, it describes a method of meditation that combines visualization and permutation of Hebrew letters and is intended to inspire the reader with a sense of purity and holiness. The book was originally published by the author’s nephew, Rabbi Eliezer HaKohen, and subsequently reprinted in more than 50 editions and translated into several languages.

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