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Shalom. I would like to study on the four layers of torah (pardes) how do I start and what text should I read apart from talmud ,zohar and midrash?
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As most serious topics, it's logical to work your way up from the basics upward. I suggest starting with The Living Torah of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, and simultaneously learning basic Jewish halacha (Peninei Halacha of R. Eliezer Melamed has been translated into English), philosophy (Rambam and Kuzari) and ethics (Rambam's intro to Pirkei Avot, Path of the Just or Strive for Truth). Afterwards, as you wrote, the Talmud, Midrash and afterwards Kabbalah, which today is usually begun with Hassidut and Rav Kook- which is also philosophy and ethics and especially suited for the modern mindset (R. Kaplan has some very good gateways into the Zohar as well). That's in a nutshell.
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