© Morton Smith estate 2009 / Don Karr 1995-2024 1 HEKHALOT RABBATI רבתי היכלות THE GREATER TREATISE CONCERNING THE PALACES OF HEAVEN translated from the Hebrew and Aramaic by Morton Smith corrected by Gershom Scholem transcribed and edited with notes by Don Karr Translation © Morton Smith (estate) 1943-7, 2009 Edition © Don Karr 1995, 2009, corrected 2013, 2015, 2020, 2024 (email: dk0618@yahoo.com) Reproduced with permission from Morton Smith’s literary executor: Shaye J. D. Cohen All rights reserved. License to Copy This publication is intended for personal use only. Paper copies may be made for personal use. With the above exception, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, without permission in writing from the editor and executor. Reviewers may quote brief passages.