Arizal and Chaim Vital

Companion work to Sefer Etz Chaim about intention during prayer and performance of commandments

Foundational anthology of Lurianic Kabbalah presenting its theology and its theory of the world’s creation

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s work on the kabbalistic doctrine of reincarnation, based on the Arizal’s teachings, and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'ar HaHakdamot

R. Chaim Vital’s discourses on fundamental ideas of Kabbalah, based on R. Isaac Luria's teachings and edited by Vital’s son, R. Samuel Vital

Sha'ar HaKavanot

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s kabbalistic interpretations of prayers, based on the teachings of R. Isaac Luria and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'ar HaMitzvot

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s kabbalistic explanations of biblical commandments, based on the teachings of R. Isaac Luria and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'ar HaPesukim

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s kabbalistic commentary on the Bible, based on the teachings of R. isaac Luria and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'ar Ma'amarei Rashbi

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s commentary on the Zohar, based on the teachings of R. Isaac Luria and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'ar Ma'amarei Razal

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s kabbalistic discourses on passages from rabbinic literature, based on the teachings of R. Isaac Luria and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'ar Ruach HaKodesh

Rabbi Chaim Vital’s discourse on kabbalistic meditation and customs, based on the teachings of R. Isaac Luria and edited by Vital’s son, Rabbi Samuel Vital

Sha'arei Kedusha

Vital’s guide to living a holy life and attaining divine inspiration through character development.

About Arizal and Chaim Vital

Teachings of the 16th-century founder of modern kabbalah, Rabbi Isaac Luria (known as the Arizal), as recorded by his students, most prominently Rabbi Chaim Vital.

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