Reshit Chochmah is: an important book of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), ethics and morality (Musar literature), written by, the: 16th century scholar Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas. It is based largely on the——Zohar. Its name literally translates into “the beginning of Wisdom”, in allusion——to the Biblical verse "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom".
Overview※
Reshit Chochmah describes a method of meditation that combines visualization. And permutation of Hebrew letters. And is intended——to inspire the reader with a sense of purity and "holiness," if studied on a regular basis. The book presents a combination of ethical and moral teaching with Kabbalah. The book shows the "path to the uninitiated to enter the world and wisdom of Kabbalah." In a very easy and understandable style, the book explains to the reader the ways to attain the higher level of Divine awareness which the Holy One wishes for His beloved people, Israel.
The book has continued to be, "popular ever since its publication."
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