Questions tagged [sheidim-demons]
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Minhag to not sleep in socks to show that we aren't shedim?
My wife told me that she heard a shiur that claimed that there was a minhag to not sleep with socks on so that others can see that we don't have chicken feet and aren't a sheid/demon because of this ...
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Where do Shedim (demons) fit in?
We have discussions regarding Shedim in Jewish history. I believe they're described as having chicken feet in one source.
While the topic doesn't really seem to come up much in modern Judaism, the ...
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What is the lifespan of demons?
I tried to Google the answer myself but I can't find one. I tried to find the answer using chatgpt 4 but to no avail.
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Medium Consultation For Gentiles
Are gentiles allowed to consult mediums or talk to spirits?
The prohibition of witchcraft and the like is not explicitly mentioned in the Noahide laws as far as I'm aware, but I could see it going ...
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How should a Jew deal with a haunting?
I know that the historical view on ghosts in Judaism is mixed. That being said, there does exists a belief in certain types of Ashkenazi folklore regarding a dybbuk. The belief is these being spirits ...
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Washing hands in the morning/Wrapping hand tefilin according to Rambam
I'm curious as to communities (or even individuals) that follow Rambam w/o any zoharic or kabbalistic influence (e.g. R Y. Kapach/Kafih/Qafih's if it isn't already extinct), how do they wash their ...
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Did demons and other supernatural creatures definitely exist? [duplicate]
There are plenty of stories in various Jewish sources of demons and other supernatural creatures, and I've only ever heard these taken at face value. Does everyone agree that these creatures really ...
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Why did שדים have to go into Noach's ark? [duplicate]
Do they take up physical space? Aren't they in the spiritual realm?
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Why was it necessary for Sheidim to be on the Teivah?
Noach, Perek 6
[רש"י: (יט) ומכל החי – אפילו [ה] שדים:
From Rashi, we learn that demons ('sheidim') were on the teivah of Noach as well as animals and humans.
Why was this necessary? If they're ...
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If we think of evil as the absence of good, then how should we understand sheidim/evil spirits/demons?
Many Jewish commentators such as Rambam (Moreh Nevuchim 3:10 explains that evil doesn't have a reality of its own, but is merely a privation of good) thought that evil was merely the absence of good ...
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How the Hachamim did not recognize Shalmai
The legend of the Talmud is known that Shalmai replaced Solomon in his kingdom for a period of time. After all, Solomon, by virtue of his position as king, had to pass judgments and discuss with the ...
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Why were demons created at the end of Friday?
Why were demons created at the end of Friday? Seems to me that this time of creation is the most auspicious. Why create something negative then?
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Do Demons have a physical body?
In Pirkei Avos (5:6) the Mishnah states that 10 things were created erev shabbos on the first Friday of Creation. One of the things that were created were demons. On that the Bartinoro says that ...
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What is the meaning of the story of demon doubles?
Every man and woman that is born has a demonic double also born in the world of hell ruled by Samael, the Evil One. The world of hell is in all respects identical to the world of humanity. If you were ...
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Demon reproduction?
How do demons reproduce?
"In three ways they are like ministering angels: They have wings like ministering angels; and they fly from one end of the world to the other like ministering angels; ...
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