Jewish folklore
Golem and dybbuk
Jewish folklore encompasses the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, and stories passed down through Jewish communities across centuries and continents.
It includes tales of demons like Lilith and the dybbuk, protective figures like the golem, folk practices around the evil eye and amulets, and a rich tradition of rabbinic parables and Yiddish storytelling.
These narratives blend biblical themes with regional influences from the many lands where Jewish communities settled: Bubbe told us stories from the old country.
- LilithFemale demon of folklore
- KabbalahJewish esoteric tradition
- red stringMythical bond between lovers
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
Baal Shem Tov · Ashkenazi · Haggadah · Prague · Midrash · world to come · klezmer · old wives' tale · Passover Seder · demon · Elijah · exorcism · Hebrew · mitzvah · angel · angel of death · legend · wandering Jew
- Jewish studiesTorah study, yeshiva, rabbinical school, midrash, kabbalah
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- Shtetlrabbi, rebbe, shul, matchmaker, tailor
- Jewish theaterFiddler on the Roof, Yiddish theater, survivor stories, Purim, antisemitism
- Polish-Jewish Writers
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
Jewish folkloreJewish scripture
Hebrew holy texts
Torah · Hebrew Bible · Tanakh · sacred scripture · Pentateuch
Jewish folkloreChristian folklore
Traditional religious stories and beliefs
Norse mythology · Greek mythology · Japanese folklore · Celtic folklore · Hindu folklore
Jewish folkloremodern science
Post-Enlightenment systematic investigation
academic scholarship · historical criticism · positivism · rationalism · archaeological evidence