@jhaimsarvey - Judaism is a wonderful culture, but it is not the one and only 'all there is' to the desire for growth & positive change. The deluded idea of 'only my culture is good' is a sort of megalomania. Yisrael, I have learned is not a territory or a race but is an aspiration made of 2 Hebrew words -- Yeshir (straight to) & El (G-d). I may have misspelled the first one, but you know what I mean.
The Halakha is simple - the answer is no you should not unless ... there is a slight potential or possibility that you will return (Teshuvah) and become a Jew. If you have a desire for the Zohar and the Torah most likely you were a Jew in past gilgulim and from this - the Torah states that 'converts must convert'. Please notice the Torah states that one is already a ger - convert. Converts are already 'converts' yet have to complete the process to formally accept - shomer Torah.
Scholarly views lean towards it being written by Moses de Leon (I think 15th century), while traditional views believe Rashbi (Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai) wrote it (2nd century).
@jhaimsarvey - Judaism is a wonderful culture, but it is not the one and only 'all there is' to the desire for growth & positive change. The deluded idea of 'only my culture is good' is a sort of megalomania. Yisrael, I have learned is not a territory or a race but is an aspiration made of 2 Hebrew words -- Yeshir (straight to) & El (G-d). I may have misspelled the first one, but you know what I mean.
Keep it real.
wellcertainly 9 months ago
The Halakha is simple - the answer is no you should not unless ... there is a slight potential or possibility that you will return (Teshuvah) and become a Jew. If you have a desire for the Zohar and the Torah most likely you were a Jew in past gilgulim and from this - the Torah states that 'converts must convert'. Please notice the Torah states that one is already a ger - convert. Converts are already 'converts' yet have to complete the process to formally accept - shomer Torah.
jhaimsarvey 2 years ago
coud study Zohar if Iam not Jew ?
arual1969 2 years ago
it doesnt matter, it was written fo rthe future :)
rosettast0ned 2 years ago
Ah, I see! Thank you friend :)
FractalInfinities 2 years ago
Scholarly views lean towards it being written by Moses de Leon (I think 15th century), while traditional views believe Rashbi (Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai) wrote it (2nd century).
cerealboy7 2 years ago
Wasn't the Zohar written around 1400AD?
FractalInfinities 2 years ago
excellent channel, thank you
delerium2k 2 years ago