Ashlag, Rabbi Yehudah Lev In the Shadow of the Ladder:
Introductions to Kabbalah. Nehora Press; (April 1, 2003). ISBN:
9657222087[Gives a great English translation of serious works by Rav Ashlag the
Baal HaSulam (1886-1955) plus all the help in keywords and definitions to
enable both the serious student and the novice access to an important teacher
of the 20th century.]
Band, Arnold J. Nahman of Bratslav: The Tales. Paulist Press;
1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-809121-03-4. [Although Paulist Press is a Christian
publishing house, Dr. Band is a long-time professor of Jewish Studies at
UCLA]
Bokser, Ben Zion (trans). Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of
Penitance, Lights of Holiness: The Moral Principles, Essays, Letters and
Poems. Paulist Press; 1978. Paperback. ISBN 0-809121-59-X.
Kaplan, Aryeh (trans.) The Bahir: An Ancient Kabbalistic Text
Attributed to Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana, First Century, C.E. Samuel
Weiser; 1979, 1990. Paperback. ISBN 0-877286-18-3.
Kaplan, Aryeh. Innerspace, Introduction to Kabbalah,
Meditation, and Prophecy. Maznaim Publishing Corp., 4304 12th Avenue,
Brooklyn, New York 11219, 718-438-7680, New York/Jerusalem, 1990.
Robinson, Ira. Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah: An
Annotated Translation of His Or Ne'erav. Yeshiva University Press (New
York) and Ktav Publishing (Hoboken, New Jersey). 1993. Out of Print. [This is a
classic text authored by the Rama"k, who headed the the Safed community just
before the Ariza"l (Rabbi Yitzkhak Luria). It is an indispensible introduction
for the serious student. Try to learn it in Hebrew if you are able.]
Weiner, Herbert. 9 1/2 Mystics, The Kabbala Today. Holt
Rinehard and Winston, New York. 1969. Touchstone Pr; 1992. Paperback. ISBN
0-684843-25-0.
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