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Title	Attribution	Lang	License	Status	Notes
תהלים — נוסח מסורהPsalms	Mikraot Gedolot (PD)	Hebrew	PD	Available	Hebrew base text — global PD.
Psalms — JPS 1917Psalms	JPS Tanakh, 1917	English	PD (pre-1929 US publication)	Available	Safe English baseline. Sefaria serves under their PD bucket.
ספר יצירה — נוסח קצרSefer Yetzirah	Traditional (PD)	Hebrew	PD	Available	—
Sepher Yetzirah — Westcott 1887Sefer Yetzirah	William Wynn Westcott, 1887	English	PD	Available	Safe English translation. Replaces Aryeh Kaplan (which is COPYRIGHTED — never primary).
זוהר — מהדורת מנטובה 1558 (ארמית)Zohar	Mantua 1558	Aramaic	PD	Available	Safe Aramaic base text. Shown side-by-side; translation layer requires separate clearance.
פירוש הסולם — רב יהודה אשלג (1953)	Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag (d. 1954)	Hebrew	Theoretical PD 2025 (Life+70) — CONTESTED by Bnei Baruch / Or HaSulam	Blocked	PRIMARY LEGAL QUESTION. Pending external legal opinion (see N7-Legal-Brief §1). Until cleared: do NOT render. Commission alternative ₪80K-150K.
The Zohar — Sperling & Simon, Soncino 1934	Maurice Simon (d. 1955) + Harry Sperling (DOD unknown)	English	PD in IL/EU from 2026 (Life+70 Simon); URAA-restored in US until ~2029	Region-restricted	Cleared for IL/EU only. US users must be geo-blocked or served alternative until 2029. See N7-Legal-Brief §2.
The Zohar — Pritzker Edition (Daniel Matt)	Stanford University Press	English	Copyrighted	Blocked	ANTI-PATTERN. Never use as primary source. Quote only under Fair Use, vetted case-by-case.
Idra Zuta — Michal Ricardo (CC-BY)Zohar, Idra Zuta	Michal Ricardo, via Sefaria (CC-BY)	English	CC-BY 4.0	Under review	Pending verification that license is CC-BY (not CC-BY-NC). See N7-Legal-Brief §4.
ספר רזיאל המלאך — אמסטרדם 1701	Pseudepigraphical (PD)	Hebrew	PD (1701 + anonymous)	Available	Wikimedia Commons scan confirmed PD. Modern Hebrew editions (Ahavat Shalom etc.) NOT covered — Eisenman v. Qimron may attach to nikud.
עץ חייםEtz_Chaim	Rabbi Chaim Vital (1542–1620), redacted by R. Meir Poppers	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Foundation of Lurianic Kabbalah. Edited posthumously from Vital's manuscripts by R. Yaakov Tzemach and R. Meir Poppers. First printed Korzec 1782. Sefaria Hebrew version confirmed PD via API check 2026.
Sefer Etz Chaim — English (Community Translation)Etz_Chaim	Sefaria Community Translation	English	CC0	Available	Partial community translation. Check coverage depth per chapter before relying on for full-page content.
שער הגלגוליםSha'ar_HaGilgulim	Rabbi Chaim Vital (1542–1620), edited by R. Samuel Vital	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Lurianic doctrine of reincarnation. CC0 English community translation also available on Sefaria.
Sha'ar HaGilgulim — English (Community Translation)Sha'ar_HaGilgulim	Sefaria Community Translation	English	CC0	Available	Substantial English translation available. Good for introductory-level excerpts on gilgul doctrine.
שער הכוונותSha'ar_HaKavanot	Rabbi Chaim Vital (1542–1620), edited by R. Samuel Vital	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Lurianic kavvanot for Shabbat, holidays, prayer. Primarily of interest for /kavanot page.
פרדס רימוניםPardes_Rimonim	Rabbi Moses Cordovero (Ramak, 1522–1570)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Pre-Lurianic but essential context — Cordovero was Vital's teacher before Luria arrived. Key for /tzfat-school page.
Cabala — Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)	Kaufmann Kohler and Louis Ginzberg, Jewish Encyclopedia (Funk & Wagnalls, 1901–1906)	English	Public Domain	Available	Comprehensive scholarly article on Kabbalah history including Lurianic period. Citable in full. Authors (Kohler d.1926, Ginzberg d.1953) — works as encyclopedia entries, date of publication governs, pre-1927 = PD in US.
אור החמה על הזוהרOhr_HaChammah_on_Zohar	Rabbi Abraham Azulai (1570–1643), incorporating Cordovero	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Strongest PD Zohar commentary alternative to Ashlag/HaSulam. 3 volumes covering majority of Zohar corpus. Replaces blocked HaSulam framing.
מקדש מלך על הזוהרMikdash_Melekh_on_Zohar	Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo (1700–1780)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	First complete systematic Zohar commentary. Synthesizes Leket Shoshanim, Mikdash Hashem, and Lurianic notes. Replaces blocked HaSulam.
שער מאמרי רשב״יSha'ar_Ma'amarei_Rashbi	Rabbi Chaim Vital (1542–1620)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Vital's Lurianic commentary on Zohar passages. Complements Ohr HaChammah (originally bundled together).
The Kabbalah Unveiled (Mathers, 1887)	S.L. MacGregor Mathers (1854–1918), translating Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin Kabbala Denudata	English	Public Domain	Available	Single highest-value PD addition: covers Soncino EN gap (US until 2029) AND provides full Idra Rabba EN (45 chapters). Use archive.org scan; sacred-texts.com has scanner's non-commercial restriction.
The Sepher Ha-Zohar (Nurho de Manhar, 1900–1914)	Nurho de Manhar (pseudonym), serialized in The Word (Theosophical, NY)	English	Public Domain (US pre-1928)	Available	Partial — Genesis through end of Lekh Lekha (~200 pages of Zohar Vol. 1). Excellent for Bereshit/Genesis sections.
שומר אמוניםShomer_Emunim	Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685–1730)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Classic dialogue-format introduction to Kabbalah and Lurianic doctrine. Excellent for /reading-guide and intro-level pages.
ראשית חכמהReshit_Chokhmah	Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas (c. 1518–1592)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Tzfat-school musar-kabbalah classic. Direct student of Cordovero. Useful for /tzfat-school context page.
רס״ג על ספר יצירהRasag_on_Sefer_Yetzirah	Rabbi Saadia Gaon (882–942)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Earliest extant systematic commentary on Sefer Yetzirah. Critical for spoke-yetzirah depth.
רמב״ן על ספר יצירהRamban_on_Sefer_Yetzirah	Ramban (Pseudo-RABaD attribution; c. 1194–1270)	Hebrew	Public Domain	Available	Indexed on Sefaria as Ramban; scholars debate Pseudo-RABaD attribution. Classical commentary used widely.