Encyclopedia entry: Magic and Superstition

Encyclopedia entry: Witchcraft
A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion;      412 words ... ... Exodus 22: 17) was understood by the Talmudic Rabbis to mean that a witch had to be executed ... culpable as a witch. As with regard to magic in general, opinions were divided among ... and that the Torah injunction against magic is based on a false belief that it is ...

Encyclopedia entry: Amulet
A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion;      299 words ... ... who possesses it or wears it. Despite the strong biblical opposition to magic and divination , white magic in the form of the amulet was tolerated by the Talmudic Rabbis, who allowed a tried amulet (one written by an expert in the art, which ...

Article: Of Pessah, peoplehood and the sun
Jerusalem Post;  April 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... our hametz and prepare for that evening's Seder. The next magic moment in history when the blessing falls on Erev Pessah will ... the impressive astronomical comprehension on the part of the Talmudic rabbis of 400 CE, our sense of scale of the universe has grown exponentially ...

Article: The Amelek Dilemma
The Jerusalem Report;  March 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... from under the heavens ... ." The Talmudic rabbis assigned those verses as the maftir ... by sages throughout the ages, from Talmudic rabbis through the Zohar to the late Rabbi ... application of such a paradigm. The Talmudic rabbis understood that each generation is ...

Encyclopedia entry: Peace
A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion;      553 words ... ... have considered peace to be among the highest values. The Talmudic Rabbis refer to peace as the vessel in which all blessings are ... from earth. Among the acts of benevolence listed by the Talmudic Rabbis is making peace between husband and wife, parents and children ...

Encyclopedia entry: Tolerance
A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion;      700+ words ... ... x2019; It should none the less be noted that, as the Talmudic Rabbis remark, this passage is academic. There is no record of ... kind of procedure ever having been carried out. Among the Talmudic Rabbis, too, there appears the distinction between tolerance ...

Article: The meaning of Hanukkah has been changing throughout the ages. ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 6, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... one question and the short explanation that follows, the Talmudic rabbis were virtually silent on the subject of Hanukkah, and it ... famous miracle of the oil holds the day. As described by the Talmudic rabbis: A single day's supply of sacramental olive oil, symbolizing ...