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Do Jews Believe in Magic? artwork
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Do Jews Believe in Magic?

Adventures in Jewish Studies Podcast by Association for Jewish Studies

Feb 8, 202346:04Religion & Spirituality

While the Talmud famously forbids sorcery, Jewish history is full of examples of what many today might refer to as "magic." In this episode, host Erin Phillips and guest scholars Sara Ronis, Marla Segol, and Michael Swar...

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Do Jews Believe in Magic? is an episode from Adventures in Jewish Studies Podcast by Association for Jewish Studies. While the Talmud famously forbids sorcery, Jewish history is full of examples of what many today might refer to as "magic."...

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While the Talmud famously forbids sorcery, Jewish history is full of examples of what many today might refer to as "magic." In this episode, host Erin Phillips and guest scholars Sara Ronis, Marla Segol, and Michael Swartz take us on a spellbinding journey to discover magic's role in Jewish history as they discuss Jewish magical rituals and artifacts, angelology and demonology, and the evolution of magical practices in Judaism.

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Published Feb 8, 2023 and 46:04 long