Other Kabbalah Works

16th-century comprehensive four-part summary of kabbalistic doctrine

Short 13th-century dialogue explaining the ten sefirot (emanations or attributes of God)

17th-century work on various topics by Rabbi Avraham Azulai.

20th-century work defending the antiquity of the Zohar and its attribution to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

Treatise from 14th-century Spain covering fundamental theological issues of Kabbalah

18th-century kabbalistic commentary on the Mishnah.

16th-century mystical diary of Rabbi Yosef Karo, author of the Shulchan Arukh, recording his conversations with a maggid, or spiritual being.

17th-century work with 252 explanations of Moses’ request to enter Israel in the Book of Deuteronomy.

18th-century polemical work against Sabbateanism disputing the authenticity of the Zohar as an ancient text.

First extant work of instructions for a Tu Bishvat seder from an anonymous author in the 18th century.

13th-century commentary on the Torah; one of the first works to quote the Zohar.

16th-century work by Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas that describes a method of meditation that combines visualization and permutation of Hebrew letters

Commentary on the commandments, traditionally attributed to the second-century sage, Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKanah.

13th-century guide to the sefirot and the divine names, popular as an introduction to Kabbalah

13th-century work on the sefirot by the author of Sha'arei Orah

18th-century foundational introduction to Kabbalah, structured as a dialogue debating the nature of divine contraction

Early 20th-century introduction to kabbalistic concepts by Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (known as the Ben Ish Chai).

19th-century introduction to kabbalistic thought.

20th-century work challenging the authenticity of the Zohar and claiming that Kabbalah is a form of idolatry.

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