שערי אורהSha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah, or Sefer HaOrah, (שערי אורה) is Joseph Gikatilla's most influential work. It discusses 300 names of God and is organized into ten chapters, one for each sefirah. Each sefirah has one main name but may have many others. Some names are associated with more than one sefirah. The Arizal called it "a key to understanding the mystical studies." The Vilna Gaon and Zundel Salant recommended that their students study it.Sha'arei Orah, or Sefer HaOrah, (שערי אורה) is Joseph Gikatilla's most influential work. It discusses 300 names of God and is organized into ten chapters, one for each sefirah. Each sefirah has one main name but may have many others. Some names are associated with more than one sefirah. The Arizal called it "a key to understanding the mystical studies." The Vilna Gaon and Zundel Salant recommended that their students study it.