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Authenticity of the Zohar

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By Moshe Miller
The Zohar's Mysterious Origins
Was It Really Written by Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai?
The Book of Zohar, the primary text of the Kabbalah, contains the teachings and doings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his disciples, who flourished in the Land of Israel in the second century.
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