Hello friends! Some very kind listeners let me know that the last episode was extremely quiet---that's what I get for editing with headphones on! I've reuploaded with louder audio, but have kept the original up in case folks don't mind that one. This is the first time recording with two people at once in the same space (as opposed to over zoom, etc), so thank you for all the kind messages!

This week, you get a very special nonsense episode featuring my best friend, Kenzie! We recorded this on Halloween...but it is live now! We talk all things Twilight, our friendship, and generally have a good time!

All proceeds made from ads during this episode will be donated to Move to Higher Ground: "Our mission is to secure the future of the Quileute tribe by moving the at-risk community to the safe zone where their culture and heritage can continue to thrive for generations to come."

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This week, you get a very special nonsense episode featuring my best friend, Kenzie! We recorded this on Halloween...but it is live now! We talk all things Twilight, our friendship, and generally have a good time!

All proceeds made from ads during this episode will be donated to Move to Higher Ground: "Our mission is to secure the future of the Quileute tribe by moving the at-risk community to the safe zone where their culture and heritage can continue to thrive for generations to come."

You can donate and learn more here: https://mthg.org/

Kenzie's Instagram @mak.jpg

Let's talk about the afterlife...Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, Reincarnation, Ressurection that rolls your body through underground tunnels?

This week, let's dive into our last episode in a mini-series all about death in Judaism.

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This week, let's dive into the second episode in a mini-series all about death in Judaism.

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sdjewishworld.com/2012/06/29/the-meaning-of-tachrichim/

rohatynjewishheritage.org/en/culture/death-burial-mourning/

surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=rel

jewish-funerals.org/understanding-jewish-practices/jewish-end-of-life-practices/

pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1b6e/40ab406b549482fed057657b409583b0e9c9.pdf

digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1452&context=jams

www.shiva.com/learning-center/death-and-mourning/placing-a-stone/

jewish-funeral-home.com/why-do-jews-place-stones-or-pebbles-on-a-grave/

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jewish-funerals.org/understanding-jewish-practices/jewish-end-of-life-practices/

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pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1b6e/40ab406b549482fed057657b409583b0e9c9.pdf

chevraofcalgary.org/traditions-and-rituals/frequently-asked-questions/

shermanschapel.com/preparing-the-body

jfedgmw.org/jewish-funeral-customs-saying-goodbye-to-a-loved-one/

myjewishlearning.com/article/sephardic-customs-during-shiva/

monadaniella.com/blog/sephardic-customs-during-aveilut-mourning-shiva-7-days-of-mourning

chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2969340/jewish/Why-Are-the-Mirrors-Covered-in-a-House-of-Mourning.htm

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daatinstitute.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/AfterlifeinZoharDAAT.pdf

This week, we cover the immensely frightening topic of blood libel. In our longest episode yet, we cover the origins of blood libel, famous cases, a short timeline, and how blood libel may appear in the modern-day. 

Trigger warning for the episode as it will contain discussions of murder, violence, assault, cannibalism, infanticide, torture, mass shootings, and ritualistic killings. I will not go into much detail as you don’t want to hear it and I don’t want to have to say it.

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Sources: 

Ehrman, Albert. “THE ORIGINS OF THE RITUAL MURDER ACCUSATION AND BLOOD LIBEL.” Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought, vol. 15, no. 4, 1976, pp. 83–90. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23258406.

THE INCIDENT AT INMESTAR: JEWS AND CHRISTIANS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIFTH CENTURY1 Krystyna Stebnicka (Warsaw University)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13855238

Goodman, Martin. “Trajan and the Origins of Roman Hostility to the Jews.” Past & Present, no. 182, 2004, pp. 3–29. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3600803. Accessed 22 Aug. 2021.

The Power of a Lie (1144–1300)

From Medieval Tales to the Challenge in Trent

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7921-hugh-of-lincoln

Lachs, Stephen. “The Legend of Little Hugh.” Western Folklore, vol. 19, no. 1, 1960, pp. 61–62. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1498017. Accessed 23 Aug. 2021.

“Introduction.” Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth, by DA TETER, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England, 2020, pp. 1–13. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvt1sj9x.6. Accessed 23 Aug. 2021.

https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/exhibits/show/sages--scholars--and-healers--/jewish-life/simon-of-trent

Blood accusation and Orthodox liturgy in the Russian Empire before and after the Beilis Case N.Kizenko

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-damascus-blood-libel

“The Damascus Affair.” Moses Montefiore, by ABIGAIL GREEN, Harvard University Press, 2010, pp. 133–157. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13x0jjk.14. Accessed 24 Aug. 2021.

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QAnon Conspiracy Theory: Examining its    Evolution and Mechanisms of Radicalization

Amanda Garry, Samantha Walther, Rukaya Mohamed, Ayan Mohammed

This week the Jewitches podcast is discussing vampires and werewolves in Jewish mythology. Newsflash: we've been talking about them since biblical times, even if you didn't know it...Featuring some amazing stories from the Sefer Chasidim, a story of the Baal Shem Tov standing off against Satan's werewolf, and a guide to successfully killing Jewish vampires, this episode isn't one you want to miss..Plus, there is a short tangent discussing religion in Twilight, with a recording from JuliaGoesTexas on TikTok. Huge thank you to them for allowing me to use their clip!

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Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/vampire

Saul Epstein, and Sara Libby Robinson. “The Soul, Evil Spirits, and the Undead: Vampires, Death, and Burial in Jewish Folklore and Law.” Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural, vol. 1, no. 2, 2012, pp. 232–251. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/preternature.1.2.0232. Accessed 10 Aug. 2021.

https://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/whats-jewish-werewolves

https://jewishmonsterhunting.com/2019/11/17/benjamin-is-a-predatory-wolf/

https://keesvanhage.wordpress.com/4-13/

https://hasidicstories.com/Stories/The_Baal_Shem_Tov/werewolf.html

In this episode, we dive into the entire world of what is witchcraft, what are witches, how can you even be a jewish witch, what Judaism thinks about witchcraft, and why you might not have known about Jewish magic and witchcraft in the first place.

Unlike my other episodes, this is a combination of 3 blog posts available to read on Jewitches.com

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We've all heard the saying, "We are the daughters of the witches they couldn't burn", but what if we actually looked at who those witches were? In this episode, we explore the impact of antisemitism on the witchcraze and how Jews as a whole suffered through the persecution of so-called witches. 

you can find a breakdown of the episode on jewitches.com under a blog of the same title. 

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In 2003, a listing appeared on eBay for a box haunted by a dybbuk. With the Hebrew word Shema inscribed on the back, the lister, Kevin Mannis, wove an intricate story of a Jewish Holocaust survivor and a demon trapped in a wine box.

The Internet flew into a rage, fascinated and sickened by the idea of a box so terrible, and dybbuk boxes came to life. This is the first mention of a dybbuk box in history, but these creatures of Jewish folklore have existed for centuries...

Make no mistake, Kevin Mannis created the Dybbuk Box. He probably didn't expect the avalanche-like cult following that would come from it...Neither did the Jewish community, which suddenly had to take up arms to combat the raging misinformation and antisemitism that spread like a wildfire as a result. 

Today, we discuss the true nature of Dybbukim, find out whether or not Post Malone is actually cursed by a dybbuk, and read the true confession of the creator of the worlds (fakest) haunted object. 

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