Sha‘ar HaKlalim through the Palace of Abba and Imma
The general principles and the palaces of Adam Kadmon, Nekudim, the Crowns, and Abba and Imma.
The Molcho Edition
Sefer Etz Chayim
ספר עץ חיים
The teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, the Ari HaKadosh · received and recorded by Rabbi Chaim Vital
Begin with Part One
About this sefer
The central transmission of Lurianic Kabbalah
For centuries, Sefer Etz Chayim stood among the most concealed and sacred transmissions of Torah. Recorded by Rabbi Chaim Vital directly from the teachings of his master, Rabbi Yitzchak Luria—the Ari HaKadosh—this monumental work became the central text of Lurianic Kabbalah. Guarded during the Ari’s lifetime and restricted even after his passing, the manuscripts were hidden, buried, and preserved within select circles of mekubalim for generations.
Its language is exact, its structure precise, and its system vast. For over four hundred years, access to Etz Chayim remained largely confined to elite batei midrash and rare manuscripts. Much of this foundational corpus has never before appeared in a complete interlinear Hebrew–English edition.
The Molcho Edition
Parts in the library
Sefer Etz Chayim is kept beneath one cover. Choose a supplied part to open its own structured index of palaces, gates, chapters, and numbered section markers.
The Palace of Ze’ir Anpin
The gates and chapters of the Palace of Ze’ir Anpin, with their diagrams and section markers preserved.
The Palace of the Nukvah and the Palace of A’B’Y’A
The concluding supplied palaces, arranged with their gates, chapters, diagrams, and sacred letter forms.