Demons, Dybbuks, Ghosts, and Golems

March 30, 2010

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This is, of course, a perfect encapsulation of the same anxiety that underlies so much of the mystical speculation about demons, dybbuks, ghosts, and golems: the power of life is so strong, that it brings both promise and terror.

This article was first published at My Jewish Learning, a Patheos Partner, and is reprinted with permission.

Jay Michaelson is a writer and teacher. He is a columnist for the Forward*, the chief editor of* Zeek*, the executive director of Nehirim: GLBT Jewish Culture & Spirituality, and the author of* God in Your Body*. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Jewish thought at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and holds a J.D. from Yale.*

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