Gift ideas for students interested in authentic Jewish Kabbalah

Introductory collection of quotations by the current translator of the Zohar. Best starting point.

Concise and helpful historical introduction by one of the top Jewish Kabbalah scholars.

Magisterial lectures from the first great scholar of Kabbalah. Highly influential.

Critical response to Scholem's Major Trends by one of the greatest living Kabbalah scholars.

Dense but rewarding, theory-heavy study situates Kabbalah in contemporary thought.

Useful collection of Kabbalistic sources and earlier Jewish visionary/mystical texts.

Introductory edition of selections from the Zohar, most important text of Kabbalah.

The most current scholarly translation of the Zohar, laden with footnotes.