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Saturday, February 14 • 8:15pm - 9:30pm
Gilgul, Dybbuks and Golems: Do Jews Believe in Them?

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Is Judaism a completely rationalistic religion which deplores magic, dybbuks (demons), gilgul (transmigration) and Golems, as a study of Maimonides would have us believe? In this session, we will explore various towering rabbinic figures who espoused these mystical concepts and even dabbled in occult practices, including the Vilna Gaon, Nachmanides and Joseph Karo.
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Sharon Flatto

Sharon Flatto is an associate professor of Judaic Studies at Brooklyn College and Deputy Director of its graduate program. Specializing in early modern Jewish history and Kabbalah, Sharon has taught at educational institutions including Yale, Brown, and Queens College, and is the... Read More →

Saturday February 14, 2015 8:15pm - 9:30pm EST
Long Ridge
  Text & Thought, College & High School

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