I believe you are thinking of Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag, who wrote 27
volumes which are credited with having opened the "code" of the
Kabbalah:
"Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag (1886-1955)
It is an astonishing fact, but in the history of Kabbalah, there have
been few major Kabbalists who put their wisdom on paper. The core book
of Kabbalah is the Zohar which, tradition has it, was written by Rabbi
Shimon Bar Yochai in the second century A.D. Only in the sixteenth
century did Rabbi Isaac Luria, known as the Ari, elucidate the
principles hidden within the Zohar, in his book 'Etz Chaim' [the Tree
of Life]. But both books were deliberately written in a style designed
to conceal the work from the uninitiated. It was not until the
twentieth century that Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag wrote his major works;
a twenty-one volume commentary on the Zohar called 'The Ladder' and a
six volume explanation of the work of the Ari called 'The Study of the
Ten Sephirot'. These works, complex and technical though they are,
open up the code of the Kabbalah, making it accessible to everyone.
Although in his lifetime, Rabbi Ashlag remained largely hidden,
teaching only a few select pupils, his worth became gradually known
and he received the title 'Ba'al HaSulam', meaning 'The Master of the
Ladder' after his book of that name. Now, nearly fifty years after his
death, his major works, written in Hebrew, are recognized as
indispensable for the serious student of Kabbalah. A contemporary
Master, he is a true heir to the Kabbalah tradition."
Nehora Press
http://www.nehorapress.com/4.htm
If you are interested in learning about Rabbi Yehudah Leve Ashlag's
works on the code of the Kabbalah, you may want to read "In The Shadow
of The Ladder - Introductions to Kabbalah by Rabbi Yehudah Lev
Ashlag," published by Nehora Press:
Nehora Press
http://www.nehorapress.com/index.htm
Nehora Press: Order Form
https://host3.teammediaonline.com/nehorapress/orderformpage.htm
My Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: "code of the kabbalah"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22code+of+the+kabbalah
If this is not the rabbi you had in mind, please request
clarification, and I'll gladly resume the search.
Best regards,
pinkfreud |
Clarification of Answer by
pinkfreud-ga
on
18 Mar 2003 13:13 PST
Here is some additional information that you may find useful:
"The core book of Kabbalah is the Zohar which, tradition has it, was
written by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in the second century A.D. Only in
the sixteenth century did Rabbi Isaac Luria, known as the Ari,
elucidate the principles hidden within the Zohar, in his book 'Etz
Chaim' [the Tree of Life]... Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag wrote his major
works; a twenty-one volume commentary on the Zohar called 'The Ladder'
and a six volume explanation of the work of the Ari called 'The Study
of the Ten Sephirot'. These works, complex and technical though they
are, open up the code of the Kabbalah, making it accessible to
everyone. Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi Brandwein [1904-1969] was a foremost
disciple of Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam). His vast
knowledge of the Lurianic system of Kabbalah enabled him to codify and
edit the entire writings of the Ari HaKadosh, Rabbi Yitzchak Luria. He
continued with a similar style of translation and commentary of Rabbi
Yehudah Ashlag known as Maalot HaSulam (Extension of the Ladder) on
those works of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, which Rabbi Ashlag didn't
complete during his lifetime, namely Hashmatot HaZohar (Various other
Writings) and Tikkunei HaZohar."
Krown & Spellman Booksellers
http://www.krownspellman.com/cgi-bin/spellman/17125.html
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