Near the very end of the Zohar on the Torah comes the remarkable section known as Idra Zuta (The Small Assembly). This dramatic narrative describes the last gathering of Rabbi Shim'on and the Companions before his death. Here the master reveals profound mysteries of divine being, and then departs from this world to unite ecstatically with the Divine Feminine, Shekhinah. Before departing, Rabbi Shim'on invites all of the Companions to his wedding celebration above. Daniel C. Matt is a leading authority on Jewish mysticism. He served as Professor at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California and has taught at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Matt is the translator of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition