A question to anybody of the Jewish faith

suanni · 02-21-2004, 02:58 PM

The story of the golem is as I understand belonging to the Jewish faith (correct me if I'm wrong)
Could someone fully explain this tale and the morals behind it with regard to the Hebrew faith?

bananabrain · 02-27-2004, 04:57 PM

best thing is if you look at http://golem.plush.org and come back to me with any further questions! it's rather a well thought-out site.

b'shalom

bananabrain

juantoo3 · 02-27-2004, 07:15 PM

Kindest Regards, bananabrain!

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Originally Posted by bananabrain

best thing is if you look at http://golem.plush.org and come back to me with any further questions! it's rather a well thought-out site.

Quite an interesting site!

suanni · 02-28-2004, 02:26 AM

Thankyou very much bananabrain for the link.

From what I am reading (and do correct me if I am wrong) the creation of a golem in Jewish belief is just one way of connecting with God.
The tale of the Golem running amok was nothing more than an anti-semetic tale

QueryGuy · 04-13-2004, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by suanni

The tale of the Golem running amok was nothing more than an anti-semetic tale

After reading this thread, I looked into the legend of the golem. I don't fully understand how the tale of the golem running amok was meant to be anti-semetic in and of itself. It was based on actual Jewish writings and it even had a worthwhile moral to the story.

I can understand, however, if Christians of the day and age would have used this folk tale as "evidence" to be used against the Jews, to connect them to black magic. But did someone really create the story for that purpose? I haven't been able to find anything that suggests this.

QG

bananabrain · 04-27-2004, 12:44 PM

actually, i never understood the tale of the golem running amok to be anti-semitic; just a warning not to get involved in stuff you shouldn't. when the nazis occupied prague, they went looking in the loft of the altneuschul [synagogue] where the original golem is supposed to be stored. the story goes that they all disappeared in mysterious circumstances.

b'shalom

bananabrain

suanni · 04-27-2004, 03:58 PM

Does that suggest that the original golem is still kicking about?

bananabrain · 04-28-2004, 12:06 PM

it does. boogyboogyboogy!

but seriously, folks, there are many other issues raised by the golem question other than the prague stuff. it is still a concern of kabbalists, but i don't think it has anything to do with clay servants.

b'shalom

bananabrain