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*finally* starting Jewish Magic and Superstition by Joshua Trachtenberg
she’s cute! it’s wild to think this was published before the shoah (1939)…
anyway, expect some quotes from my read through over the next month+ :)
for any book i read i tag with the author, the title, and the chapter (and any other relevant tags, like folk judaism/jewish folk magic)
A personal amulet for protection containing the book of psalms and herbs.
In addition to their use of biblical sources for creating protective amulets, ba’alei shem also consulted special remedy books (generally referred to as segulot, “cures,” and refu’ot, “remedies”). These resources were an integral part of Ashkenazi medicine from the Middle Ages onward and were consulted by Jewish folk healers right up until the Second World War.
Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel, Ashkenazi Herbalism; Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews
An amulet of herbal mixtures + a simple written segulah against the Quilpoth from the Sefer HaMidot I assembled for my brother.
Rituals and Segula of The Talmud, Part 14 (?)
Hey all so before I get started I just wanted to let you know that I’m sorry I’ve been so inactive. I intend to start putting out more content as I am able to. On that note:
“We learned in the mishna: With regard to carrying out the locust called tzipporet keramim, whether dead or alive, the measure for liability is any amount. This is because one stores them for medicinal purposes or as a talisman, which renders even one locust significant. The Gemara asks: What is tzipporet keramim? Rav said: It is the locust called palya biari. Abaye said: And it can be found in a palm tree that has only one vine, and it is used as a talisman for wisdom. One eats its right half, and casts its left half into a copper tube, and seals it with sixty seals, and hangs it on his left arm. And the mnemonic reminding you which half to eat and which half to hang on the arm is the verse: “A wise heart to his right and a foolish heart to his left” (Ecclesiastes 10:2). And one then grows wise as much as he wants, and studies as much as he wants, and then eats the other half, as if he does not do so, his learning will be forgotten.”
So yeah, the rabbis were just out there eating locust they found in palm trees. I had to research this, but yes, apparently there are a couple species of grasshoppers which are Kosher. Apparently this one had some mystical properties
ALSO I FEEL THIS SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING BUT DONT EAT RANDOM BUGS WITHOUT RESEARCHING THEIR TOXICITY!
The Rambam writes in Moreh Nevukhim (1:61): You must beware of sharing the error of those who write...
Halacha on Amulets
