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According to Jewish tradition, the world around us is filled with demons, ghosts, giants and angels, and creatures of all types. But Judaism today tends to downplay and rationalize them away, to the point where they’re just forgotten dusty metaphors. But for millenia, Jews have lived with these creatures and have had practical means for coping with them. Join Jack Zaientz a scholar of all things Jewish folklore and mythology and John Baltisberger, the award-winning author of Jewish horror an ...
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John and Jack talk about speaking quietly and carrying a big stick, while speaking very loudly. This episode is all about canes, staffs, and staves, magic and meaningful throughout Jewish history and mythology! ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READI…
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Jack and John discuss messianic myths of Judaism as well as various messianic figures that have existed through our history. Prophets Joseph Della Reina Story Overgrowth by John Baltisberger ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggada…
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Happy Passover everyone! This week we cover myths and folklore surrounding the seder plate and legends of the Exodus from kaiju to angels! a few extra links: Roman Prostitute Elijah! Elijah: Private Dick (checker) Miriam's Well Marti's Kaiju Frog Shirt ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find Jo…
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We're doing it, okay. You can stop yelling at us. We are finally covering the legend of the Golem on Wayward Children. All this really means is that Jack and John are going to yell and rant at each other for roughly an hour. But it's all in good fun... I promise. A couple of extra links this week: https://www.jmberlin.de/blog-en/2016/12/bread-and-g…
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This week John and Jack discuss witches, but with the added super cool bonus of a full-fledged interview with New York-based cultural critic, playwright, and teacher of Everyday Ashkenazi Magic, Rokhl. Aunt Taiblele Link https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/language-literature-culture/yiddish-translation/aunt-taibele You can also get artist Marti's sh…
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Did you know there were Jewish unicorns? Like several different types and styles of Jewish unicorns? And they aren't Jewish just because they like Challah and klezmer music! Join John as he gets educated by Jack on the vast lore of Jewish unicorns including how they are STILL represented today in Jewish culture and decor! --------------------------…
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In case you didn't guess from the convoluted title, this week we are talking about divination practices. (You really should have seen that coming.) What is it about knowing the future that gets us all hot and bothered? Why are there so many methods of divination when divination is ruled as an abomination in Dueteronomy? The only way to know for sur…
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As much as we love when you stick a bunch of googly eyes to a kitten and say it's a biblically accurate cat (and we do love that), biblically accurate angels aren't all that... well biblically accurate. Jack and John discuss angels in folklore, writing, and liturgy. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his W…
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This week John and Jack teach you how to protect yourself from the evils that infuse the world! From magical charms to keep demons away, burning incense, to actions you can take to put the kaibosh on evil spells from people, we got it all for you! Don't forget to check out: THREE CHARMS FOR KILLING ADOLF HITLER -------------------------------------…
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This week Jack takes over the show to share his presentation "Rolling to Jerusalem" on Jewish customs and beliefs surrounding death. You can catch the slides here. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggadah Try It Books Buy Marti's …
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Not every Jewish legend involves outsmarting opponents, sometimes a hero just has to pick up a sword and start swinging it about until all the demons leave you alone! Let's talk about magic swords, swords that become magic, and the swords of giants! ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John …
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A special treat this week as Jack interviews the descendant of a Jewish wise woman and healer. We talk about the traditions of Jewish healing and more specifically, women's place in the rich tapestry of Jewish mysticism and sacred practice. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitte…
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This week John and Jack discuss the king of Sheydim, Ashmandai. John has written books about this figure and the two basicly nerd-boy/fangirl out for the handsome (literal) devil. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggadah Try It Bo…
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This week Jack and John peer into the misty here-after to discuss the afterlife and those that want no part of it, ghosts! Hot topics include: Cool Ghosts Less Cool Ghosts Ghosts vs Dybbukim How to handle hauntings ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR R…
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This week Jack and John dive into actual Jewish ritual magic and touch on meditation, golems, spells and commanding angels to do supernatural tasks. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggadah Try It Books Buy Marti's Shirts! Intro a…
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This week we dive into our the giant beasts that make up the Torah Cinematic Kaiju Universe. We argue about what is and isn't a kaiju, we wax romantic about what we would like to see, and most importantly, we discuss how we would eat these big lovable beasts! ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website …
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This week the boys get into it over Vampires. Of course, the term vampire could mean a lot of different things, we delve into what sort of blood drinking fun we can get into in a religion that is very strictly anti-drinking blood. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his W…
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This week we discuss Sheydim! The first chapter in what will likely be a million-part saga. Jack and John discuss the legends surrounding the creation of Sheydim, some of the most popular creatures like Lillith and Na'ama, and of course stories as to why humans are afraid of them! ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on T…
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Welcome to our first episode! Jack and John discuss monster hunting kits. Not just what they might contain but the sorts of people who might carry them about! We discuss Baal Shems, Ibburim, Dybbukim, Black Weddings, Sheydim and so, so much more! This episode's book recommendations: Jewish Magic and Superstition -A Study in Folk Religion by Joshua …
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