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The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
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For One Who Becomes Possessed

One who becomes possessed by a demon should recite this adjuration three times, and it [the demon] will leave him, God willing. In the explicit name [Shem ha-meforash] of the God of Israel may His…

For Opening the Heart

For opening the heart; tested and tried. Take a new glass and write on it: I adjure you, Patḥiel, to open my heart to all the Torah to learn all that I desire. That my heart should be as an…

For the Voice

For the voice: I entreat you Paskon, Atmon, Sagron: Paskon, that my voice not stop: Atmon, that my throat not be sealed; Sagron, that my throat not be closed. May it be your will, God and Lord of our…

For Exorcism

To exorcise any spirit or any demon from a person [is] a kabbalistic power [ma‘aseh merkavah] with which King Solomon, peace be upon him, ruled all the demons. Fast for three consecutive days—Monday…

On Circumambulating a Church

I heard directly from those who say that a text exists which states that the wise and upright R. Solomon wished to spur the end of times and he wanted all to agree with his viewpoint. And he said that…

Amulet for the Evil Eye

Amulets for the evil eye; tested. Write on either a kosher or deerskin parchment, on a day of [reading from] the Torah, before eating anything. And calculate in that hour which day it is and which…

The Vision of the Horsemen

In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, this word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo: The Lord was very angry with your fathers. Say to them further:…