Episode 96: The Dybbuk
Tales of possession have endured since ancient times, warning the faithful of what may happen to their souls if they turn toward sin. But while most possessed souls are inhabited by a demon, this phenomenon of Judaism shows just what happens when one restless spirit takes up residence in another. This week's episode is The Dybbuk.
SOURCES
How to deal with a dybbuk. How rabbis performed exorcism - from a new book on Kabbalah, The JC: https://www.thejc.com/judaism/features/how-to-deal-with-a-dybbuk-1.479193
A Psychoanalytic History of the Jews By Avner Falk
https://books.google.com/books?id=z10-Xz9Kno4C&lpg=PA538&ots=aitC-oaSO_&dq=dybbuk&pg=PA538#v=onepage&q=dybbuk&f=false
What is a mezuzah? Why and how do we use it?, Reform Judaism: https://reformjudaism.org/practice/lifecycle-and-rituals/what-mezuzah-why-and-how-do-we-use-it
Gehenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehenna
Dybbuk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk
Dybbuk Box: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk_box
Dybbuk Box, KTVO 3 Interview with Kevin Mannis and Jason Haxton
https://youtu.be/LHZFHWCCX3A
Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism By Howard Schwartz
https://books.google.com/books?id=60iVk1p8Y9IC&lpg=PA229&ots=WYDSSzpy-j&dq=dybbuk&pg=PA229#v=onepage&q=dybbuk&f=false
Modern Judaism & The Folklore Of Dibbuk By Giacinta Pace, NYFT Newsletter, March 2020: https://nytf.org/newsletter/
The True Story of the Dybbuk Box and Where It Is Now, Exemplore: https://exemplore.com/paranormal/The-Dibbuk-Box-Where-is-it-Now
Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum presents creepy collection in October, Las Vegas Review Journal: https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/zak-bagans-haunted-museum-presents-creepy-collection-in-october/
The Trickery and Silly Kitsch of a Supposedly Haunted Museum in Las Vegas. Zak Bagans’s Haunted Museum serves up one offensive gimmick after another. Hyper Allergic: https://hyperallergic.com/486226/the-trickery-and-silly-kitsch-of-a-supposedly-haunted-museum-in-las-vegas/
Post Malone Has Definitely Been Cursed by a Haunted Box, The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2018/09/post-malone-cursed-by-haunted-dybbuk-box.html
Post Malone cursed in Las Vegas?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p79cmwmDGbo
Gifting The Dybbuk Box | Paranormal Witness | Real Fear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQyzwAhrN-4
Opening a Real Cursed Dybbuk Box (Gone Wrong) Very Scary Demon Box 3AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEpU-DrHjds
A Day in the Life of Zak Bagans (in his dungeon!): https://youtu.be/hyLzBrSRxpk