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September 08, 2022Herbs & Judaism
Lavender for sleep. Rosemary for clarity. Rose for love. Those are the basics, according to the Internet. But there is so much more to herbalism, and the use of herbs, especially in the Jewish tradition. Today we're discussing the use of herbs and plants within Judaism.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbal_medicine

WOOLF, MAURICE. "Foreign Trade of London Jews in the Seventeenth Century." Transactions & Miscellanies (Jewish Historical Society of England), vol. 24, 1970, pp. 38–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/29778801. Accessed 14 Jun. 2022.

https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/many-people-specifically-use-cloves-besamim-spices/

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/610826/jewish/The-Incense-Besamim-and-Havdalah-Candle.htm

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/lulav-etrog/

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/609564/jewish/The-Lulav-and-Etrog-The-Four-Kinds.htm

https://aish.com/garlic-and-jews-6-little-known-jewish-facts/

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardi Woman: Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick

Jewish Love Magic. Ortal-Paz Saar, Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity 6

https://reformjudaism.org/spice-trade-jews

Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Therapies Between Magic and Science, Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the HErbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4423106/jewish/Why-Ketoret-Incense-in-the-Temple.htm

Witches, Midwives & Nurses: A History of Women Healers. Barbara Ehrenrecih & Deirdre English
33 min
July 07, 2022 Lesser Known Jewish Creatures
Dragons, mermaids, vampires...Those are old news! Let's talk about the lesser known Jewish creatures of the Mud Mice, Vegetable Men, and the Tree Geese...All of which sound as fantastical as they are!
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Sacred Monsters: Mysterious and Mythical Creatures of Scripture, Talmud, and Midrash by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_generation
https://www.sefaria.org/Otzar_Midrashim%2C_The_Aleph_Bet_of_ben_Sira%2C_The_Alphabet_of_ben_Sira%2C_(alternative_version).40?ven=Sefaria_Community_Translation&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2017/10/14/sanhedrin-91-spontaneous-generation-rbaf8
Wiki for Rashi & Bartenura
https://leimanlibrary.com/texts_of_publications/73.%20R.%20Israel%20Lipshutz%20and%20the%20Mouse%20That%20is%20Half%20Flesh%20and%20Half%20Earth.pdf
Abraham Ofir Shemesh
Title:
Religion vs. Science: The coping of Medieval and modern Rabbis (XIX-XXIst Centuries) with
the Question of the Existence of the Talmudic “Evolutionary Mouse”
Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism, Howard Schwartz
Mythical Creatures in Rabbinic Literature: The Adnei Hasadeh and the Mud-Mice, by Michael Schechter (https://download.yutorah.org/2014/1053/813263.pdf )
https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2534-barnacle-goose
47 min
June 08, 2022The Magic of Dreams with Rabbi Jill Hammer
As long as we have been dreaming, we have been wondering what they could mean. Today we dive into dream divination, interpretation, and dream work with incredible guest, Rabbi Jill Hammer, PHD. Co-founder of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute and the Director of Spiritual Education at the Academy for Jewish Religion, her most recent books are Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreams and Return to the Place: The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah. You may also know her from her book with Taya Shere: The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership.
Sources:
Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of DreamStudies in Jewish Dream Interpretation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/dreams

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5311-dreams

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/dreams-dream-interpretation/

Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis’ Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism,

HAMORI, ESTHER J. “The Prophet and the Necromancer: Women’s Divination for Kings.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 132, no. 4, 2013, pp. 827–43. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/42912469. Accessed 24 May 2022.

Daniel and the “Prophetization” of Dream Divination

Sefaria

https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.32.14?ven=Torah_Yesharah,_translated_and_edited_by_Chas._Kahane._New_York,_1963&vhe=Miqra_according_to_the_Masorah&lang=en&with=Radak&lang2=en

“All the Dreams Follow the Mouth”: Dreamers and Interpreters in Rabbinic Literature Haim Weiss

Jewish magic & superstition

The Jewish Dream Book: the Key to Opening the Inner Meaning of Your Dreams. Vanessa L. Ochs, with Elizabeth Ochs
FB - Ayin Press; Instagram - @ayinpress; Twitter - @AyinPress

While UnderTorah was gifted to me free of charge, all opinions are my own.
1 hr 20 min
February 25, 2022 There's More Than One Way to Make A Golem
Arguably the most popular of all Jewish folk creatures, today we're discussing all things Golem. From depictions in media like Supernatural to whether or not you could eat a Golem, we take a dive into its history and modern occurences.

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Golem: Jewish Magical and Mystical Traditions on the Artificial Anthropoid by Moshe Idel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abracadabra
Atlanta Jewish times, written by ALLEN H. LIPIS, and published in 2020.
The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction By Elizaheth R Rae
kosher.com / clay
The Encylopedia of Jewish myth, magic, & mysticism -- Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis
My Jewish learning golem
Jewish Encyclopedia golem entry
https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2012/05/01/may-a-golem-count-towards-a-minyan/
https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/flesh-golem
https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Golem#:~:text=A%20Golem%20is%20a%20supernatural,the%20Rabbis%2C%20that%20animated%20them.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Golem_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
55 min
February 04, 2022The Modern Resurgence of Tichels
Tichels (Yiddish) or mitpachat (Hebrew) are Jewish terms for headscarves. You may have grown up with your mother, aunts, grandmothers, cousins, family, etc, wearing them. Or you may not have known there is a history of Jews covering their hair with headscarves. But there is a modern resurgence, and it isn't just amongst the married women of Orthodox communities. Jews of all communities, nationalities, and levels of observance are reclaiming the tichel, so it's time we talk about why.
The I-10 Book Club
https://anchor.fm/i10bookclub
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Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues , No. 23, The Jewish Woman and Her Body / Consulting Editor: Rachel S. Harris (Spring–Fall 2012), pp. 35-59

https://www.heyalma.com/secular-jewish-women-covering-hair/

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hair-coverings-for-married-women/

https://forward.com/life/203981/the-complete-history-of-the-sheitel/

https://forward.com/articles/203226/taxonomy-of-the-sheitel/
33 min
January 08, 2022Jewish Divination - An Introductory Primer
From reading livers (yes) to doing divination with our fingernails during Havdallah, we're all about divination this week, plus, why your grandpa might tell you it's forbidden.

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https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/divination/

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/940282/jewish/Negative-Commandment-9.htm#footnote4a940282

FINESINGER, SOL. “THE CUSTOM OF LOOKING AT THE FINGERNAILS AT THE OUTGOING OF THE SABBATH.” Hebrew Union College Annual, 12/13, 1937, pp. 347–365. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23503650. Accessed 11 Jan. 2021.

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3121698/jewish/On-Not-Predicting-the-Future.htm

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10123-lots

http://ou.org/judaism-101/resources/significance-astrology-judaism

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3273-bibliomancy

https://forward.com/culture/455139/making-soul-candles-a-female-led-jewish-ritual-revived/
39 min
December 23, 2021 Candles in Jewish Magic
Come on, who doesn't love candles? This week we start with the important discussions we forgot in last weeks episode...Can dragons light Shabbat candles and are mermaids kosher? Once we finish up that fascinating discussion, we move on to what candles are and a few ways that we can use them in Judaism!
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Sources:

https://vashtimedia.com/2020/09/25/the-forgotten-womens-rituals-of-yom-kippur/
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/484177/jewish/Is-any-candle-kosher.htm
https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/long-must-shabbos-candles-burn/#:~:text=Ideally%2C%20one%20should%20use%20candles,Mishnah%20Berurah%20263%3A41).
https://esefarad.com/?p=17717
https://images.shulcloud.com/811/uploads/Documents/Source-Sheets/Rebbetzin-Levine-Hands-On-Halachah/03082012-03-05.pdf
https://www.pullingatthreads.com/_files/ugd/dfc9c7_3d1bc35d2ac441dc8affa988bbe344c5.pdf
33 min
December 08, 2021 Dragons and Mermaids in Judaism
It's like George and the Dragon meets H2o Just Add Water. We talk all things Jewish Dragons, Mermaids, and more...Including whether or not humans can reproduce with mermaids....according to the Sages of old.
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Sources:
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/230658.8?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.29b.13?lang=en&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Avodah_Zarah.3.3?lang=en&with=all&lang2=en
Ilia Rodov, “Dragons: A Symbol of Evil in Synagogue Decoration?” Ars Judaica, 1 (2005), 63-84.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid
Sacred Monsters: Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin
47 min
November 09, 2021 Twilight with Kenzie (Re-Upload)
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."
You can donate and learn more here: https://mthg.org/
Kenzie's Instagram @mak.jpg
1 hr 6 min
November 09, 2021 Twilight with Kenzie
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
1 hr 6 min

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Talking about all things Jewish witchcraft, mysticism, folklore, magic, and practice. Deep dives into all things magical & Jewish, hosted by Jewitches.com