A Tapestry for the Soul:
Table of Contents

Contents

• Preface and Acknowledgements 
• Introduction to A Tapestry for the Soul  
• Lesson One Questions on the nature of God 
• Lesson Two Inquiries into the nature of creation   
• Lesson Three The ultimate aim and purpose of creation 
• Lesson Four The substance of creation; the essence of the souls; affinity and difference of form  
• Lesson Five The nature of evil; the different routes that body and soul travel; the purpose of the mitzvot in the healing of the will to receive for oneself alone; the means by which the higher levels of the soul are drawn to the person.
  
• Lesson Six The states in which the souls exist simultaneously; free will; the nature and purpose of suffering  
• Lesson Seven The true nature of the body and its purpose; the end of suffering; where am I acting from? 
  
• Lesson Eight The essence of the soul; how desire begets needs and needs give birth to thoughts as to how to satisfy those needs; the differences between people  
• Lesson Nine The language of the branches; the revival of the dead; the true goal and fulfillment of the will to receive   
• Lesson Ten The work of our lives; further concerning the framework of uncleanness 
• Lesson Eleven The purpose of the higher worlds; the final state of the souls; the development of the wills to receive 
  
• Lesson Twelve The perception of the person who splits the shell of the will to receive for oneself alone 
• Lesson Thirteen The relationship of the soul with the higher worlds; the mitzvot  
• Lesson Fourteen The lights of the Sephirot, the vessels and the worlds; the ascension of the soul through the worlds  
  
• Lesson Fifteen The ascension of the soul (continued)  
• Lesson Sixteen The holographic nature of reality and its relationship to Torah; the nature of the book of the Zohar and its authorship  
• Lesson Seventeen The revelation of the Kabbalah in our generation and the nature of our generation compared to previous generations  
• Lesson Eighteen The innermost aspect of the Torah and its relationship to Israel and the world 
  
• Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag Biography The revelation of the hidden  
• Original Kabbalah Art by Avraham Loewenthal 
  
• Glossary 
• Bibliography and Resources  
• Index  
• Index of Excerpts 

 

 A Tapestry for the Soul
 

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements 

Introduction to A Tapestry for the Soul 

Lesson One

Questions on the nature of God 

Lesson Two

 Inquiries into the nature of creation 

Lesson Three

The ultimate aim and purpose of creation 

Lesson Four

The substance of creation; the essence of the souls; affinity and difference of form 

Lesson Five

The nature of evil; the different routes that body and soul travel; the purpose of the mitzvot in the healing of the will to receive for oneself alone; the means by which the higher levels of the soul are drawn to the person.

Lesson Six

The states in which the souls exist simultaneously; free will; the nature and purpose of suffering 

Lesson Seven

The true nature of the body and its purpose; the end of suffering; where am I acting from? 

Lesson Eight

The essence of the soul; how desire begets needs and needs give birth to thoughts as to how to satisfy those needs; the differences between people 

Lesson Nine

The language of the branches; the revival of the dead; the true goal and fulfillment of the will to receive  

Lesson Ten

The work of our lives; further concerning the framework of

uncleanness 

Lesson Eleven

The purpose of the higher worlds; the final state of the souls;

the development of the wills to receive 

Lesson Twelve

The perception of the person who splits the shell of the will to receive for oneself alone 

Lesson Thirteen

The relationship of the soul with the higher worlds; the mitzvot 

Lesson Fourteen

The lights of the Sephirot, the vessels and the worlds; the ascension of the soul through the worlds 

Lesson Fifteen

The ascension of the soul (continued) 

Lesson Sixteen

The holographic nature of reality and its relationship to Torah; the nature of the book of the Zohar and its authorship 

Lesson Seventeen

The revelation of the Kabbalah in our generation and the nature of our generation compared to previous generations 243

Lesson Eighteen

The innermost aspect of the Torah and its relationship to Israel and the world 249

Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag

Biography 257

The revelation of the hidden 258

Original Kabbalah Art by Avraham Loewenthal 

Glossary 

Bibliography and Resources 

Index 

Index of Excerpts