Editing Sefer HaZohar (section)

== Translation of Zohar ==
The Zohar was written in Aramaic in a dialect different from the Aramaic of the Babylonian Talmud (Babylonian Aramaic), and it is not accessible to most Zohar learners. Therefore, the Zohar has been translated throughout the generations into several languages: Hebrew, Latin, Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic (Arabic in Hebrew letters), German, English, and French.

One of the translations of the Zohar into Hebrew is the translation by Rabbi Yehuda Yudel Rosenberg, in which only parts of the Zohar were translated (5 volumes, New York, תשכ"ז/1967). The commentary is called "Zohar Torah." The Rebbe writes about Rabbi Rosenberg's commentary: "In response to your question about the book Zohar Torah, I have seen it once, and as I recall, it is a translation of the Zohar into the Holy Language, and not a commentary on the Zohar. Therefore, I am surprised at you—why would you learn from a translation if you can learn from the Zohar itself, as it is impossible for a translation to include all the interpretations, and consequently, this is also in the holiness, as it exists in the language spoken by Rashbi and his colleagues."

A famous commentary on the Zohar is the "Hasulam" (The Ladder) commentary by the Kabbalist and Admor Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, who had his own approach to Kabbalah. The commentary includes a complete translation of the entire book of the Zohar, with explanations and expansions to elucidate the inner meaning of the text where needed. These explanations were written according to Rabbi Ashlag's approach. Additionally, Rabbi Ashlag also wrote an introduction to the Zohar and an opening to the wisdom of Kabbalah, which were also written according to his approach and printed as an introduction to his commentary. The Rebbe writes about the "Hasulam" commentary: "Regarding what you wrote about the Hasulam commentary on the Zohar, I have only seen it in passing for a few moments, and it is understood that one cannot form an opinion based on this. The book is not in my possession, and as I have heard, he paved his own way in the study of Etz Chaim and the Zohar, and we have only the royal path of our leaders in the teachings of Chassidus."

Another Hebrew translation of the Zohar is the book "Matok MiDvash" (Sweeter than Honey) by the Jerusalem Kabbalist Rabbi Daniel Frisch, one of the heads of the Shaar HaShamayim Yeshiva and a distinguished student of Admor Rabbi Aharon Ratta. The book, which appears in a multi-volume series as a translation beneath the language of the Zohar, is written in a more popular language with simplified Kabbalistic explanations, with the goal of bringing the book to additional audiences.
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