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Zohar

[ zoh-hahr ]

noun

  1. a medieval mystical work, consisting chiefly of interpretations of and commentaries on the Pentateuch: the definitive work of Jewish cabala.


Zohar

/ ˈzəʊhɑː /

noun

  1. Judaism a mystical work, consisting of a commentary on parts of the Pentateuch and the Hagiographa, probably composed in the 2nd century ad


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The fact that WordPress might disable FLoC by default on sites it powers “will clearly impact a majority of publishers if this plan goes forward,” said Zohar.

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Ivgy herself formed a special attachment to Zohar and says she “had a really hard time” once shooting wrapped.

When Hamas emerged as an increasingly powerful threat at the turn of the century, “Mosab was a godsend,” remembers Bar-Zohar.

“This is the weakest creature that walks the face of the earth: people,” Bar-Zohar says.

“Once you become connected with them, the secret services never, ever, ever let you go,” says Bar-Zohar.

In his hands was The Zohar, the chief text of the Jewish Kabbalah.

The principal work for the study of the Cabbalah is the Zohar, which is written in a very lofty style in the Syrian language.

See the Zohar, treatise Bereschith, folio 54b, where it is said that all men are visited in their sleep by female devils.

It is hardly to be wondered at, for the Zohar contains some ideas which are more Christian than Jewish.

This was named, in imitation of the Bahir, "Splendor" (Zohar), and its brilliant success matched its title.

The Zohar was the bible of the Kabbalists, and the later works of the school were commentaries on this bible.

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