Kabbalah & Zohar - Advice and Tips for Starting to Study the Zohar - the core text of the Kabbalah

I was recently asked about tips for how to start studying the Zohar, the core text in the development of the Jewish Mystical tradition or Kabbalah. I've been study this incredibly challenging text from both religious and academic perspectives for years and here are some tips and advice for anyone - Jewish, non-Jewish, academic, secular, occultist, or just fan of literature - for starting to study this amazing text. Also note the links to the texts below including some recommendations for editions to study at any level of Zohar study.

Sample Section of Talmud - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RLHGFBVl79KWYav7HSgAMblU7Q5lOP4RpTBSjm47tA4/edit?usp=sharing

Zohar Editions from Starter to Advanced

Zohar: Annotated & Explained - 978-1893361515 - Best text for absolute beginner
Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment (Classics of Western Spirituality) - 978-0809123872 - More diverse texts, still great for absolute beginner
The Pritzker Zohar in 12 volumes - https://www.sup.org/zohar/ - Best translation in English
Sefer Zohar (Hebrew/Aramaic) - Margaliot 3 volume edition - Standard edition for both Academic and Religious reference
From here, move on to both academic and religious commentaries

The Zohar can be incredibly challenging to study. Here is a short syllabus in graduated form from easier (Midrash haNe'elam) to more difficult (Idra Rabba) sections:

Midrash haNe'elam / The Hidden Midrash - (2:4a–5b, 14a–22a, 2:35b–40b 46b-47b and volume 11 of the Pritzker Zohar vol. 11 )
The Sava (2:94b–114a - Pritzker Zohar vol. 5) and Yanuka pericopes (3:186a–92a - Pritzker Zohar vol. 9)
The main body of the Zohar - The Introduction being a real challenge
Idra Zuta or the The Lesser Assembly (3:287b–96b - Pritzker Zohar vol. 9)
Sifra di-Tzeni'uta (2:176b–179a - Pritzker Zohar vol. 9)
Idra Rabba or The Greater Assembly (3:127b–145a - Pritzker Zohar vol. 8)

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