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a really fun recent commission: this custom bookplate for the curator of Judaica at the Museum of the Bible! it's based on a variety of texts that describe (at least some) sheydim as observantly Jewish - especially the Talmudic stories of Yosef Sheyda, a demonic scholar or possibly even a rabbi himself. the quote in the window is from Psalm 24, "the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it" which is often written above an owner's name in Jewish books, but provides double meaning here for the fact that sheydim too are divinely created. Jesse shares my love for sheydim as transgressive, marginalized figures who are nevertheless deeply Jewish, so this was an ideal collaboration & a delight to make!
also done entirely in Procreate, inked with True Grit Texture Supply's "Rusty Nib" engraver brushes - totally in love with this new process & the relative ease of accomplishing this type/level of hatching vs. traditional media (giving me added respect for the 17th century printmakers I've been studying). i will always love working traditionally but adding more digital techniques to my repertoire has been super useful.
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Pages from mini zines about Jewish folklore (the series includes zines on golems, dybbuk, malachim and sheydim) by illustrator / zinester, Ezra Rose. Buy them here and pay what you like.
#fanzine#zine#fanzines#zines#golem#dybbuk#ezra rose#jewish zine#jewish fanzine#folklore#zine judio#fanzine judio#zine juif#fanzine juif#a pocket guide to jewish angels#an introduction to jewish demons#malachim#sheydim#a legendary jewish magic automaton#the possessing spirit in jewish folklore#mini zine#mini zines#minizine#minizines
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i see people are talking about this again so, from a queer trans jew:
LILITH IS OPEN!
IF YOU WANT,
YOU CAN WORSHIP HER!
BE YOU JEWISH OR GENTILE 💖
Four points:
lilith is open, but making jewish pregnancy protection bowls and saying its idk a modern michigander witch invention, THAT is appropriation. Just saying a prayer to Lilith as a gentile is, can’t believe i have to say this, not appropriation.
lilith is jewish, as known from oral tradition, ancient and medieval apotropaic artifacts, Zohar, and of course the Alphabet of (falsly attributed) Ben Sirach ~ she’s jewish but, just like judaism, she’s is an amalgam of common experiences witnessed by jews and gentiles in antiquity
lilith is actively worshipped, observably, in reality, by jewish and gentile women and queers for decades. My friends aren’t antisemitic just for me inviting them in, that’s batshit talk.
don’t tell anyone who to worship. this includes unsolicited suggestions to “swap” Lilith with anyone else. Imposing your religious beliefs on others is very, very culturally christian, so stop that. please.
#Lilith#lilith deity#lilith worship#lilith goddess#goddess lilith#lilit#lilia#laila#lailah#lilim#liliyot#sheydim#samael#lucifer#satanism#demonolatry#demonology#demon worship#goddess worship#dea#snake goddess
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I already answered this in one of my reblogs, but this is something that needs its own post because I am truly sick of people like this:
Seriously? 😒
"Hammers is not a great answer to that IDK." You're really being wishy-washy about someone claiming a traumatized man deserves to be killed with hammers? Do you hear yourself? 🤮
Also, you think there's a "whiff of blood libel" behind the child-stealing allegations (Gee, I wonder why? 🙄) but you're "not ruling it out at all" because you allegedly claim to have seen an example of something like this, which we're supposed to take your word on while you provide zero evidence in the tags to back this up?
Are you kidding me?
For future reference, if you post crap like this, you're getting blocked automatically (as I did to this person). I don't have the time or patience for people who have a moral compass that's either broken or non-existent, and choose to indulge in this kind of bullshit.
#antisemitism#antisemitism on the left#internalized antisemitism#blood libel#antisemitic conspiracy theories#leftist antisemitism#jumblr#tgh opinions#sheydim
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Shtetl Swag Competition Round 1
Masterpost
ROUND 1:
1. The Golem of Prague vs. The Tavernkeeper WINNER: GOLEM
2. Lemml (Indecent) vs. The Little Goat WINNER: LITTLE GOAT
3. The Rabbi vs. Fruma Sarah WINNER: THE RABBI
4. Leah (The Dybbuk) vs. The Shadchan WINNER: LEAH
5. Sheydim vs. Manke (God of Vengeance) WINNER: MANKE
6. Menachem Mendel vs. Tevye WINNER: TEVYE
7. The Wooden Shul vs. Mirke (Hereville) WINNER: THE WOODEN SHUL
8. Miryem Mandelstam (Spinning Silver) vs. The Klezmer WINNER: THE KLEZMER
9. Dybbukim vs. The Shnorer WINNER: DYBBUKIM
10. Yentl vs. Asa Heshel (The Family Moskat) WINNER: YENTL
11. Little Ash vs. The Feldsher WINNER: THE FELDSHER
12. Joseph’s Grandfather (Something From Nothing) vs. The Zogerke WINNER: THE ZOGERKE
13. Hershel of Ostropol vs. The Klogerin WINNER: HERSHEL
14. The Shammes vs. Anon’s Great-Grandma Babushka Riva WINNER: BABUSHKA RIVA
15. Shomer Dapim vs. The Wise Men of Chelm WINNER: THE WISE MEN OF CHELM
16. And They Were Chrevrusas vs. Shretlech WINNER: THE CHEVRUSAS
#shtetl#shtetlcore#shtetl swag competition#jumblr#golem#tavernkeeper#leah#the dybbuk#shadchan#rabbi#fruma sarah#fiddler#yentl#asa heshel#sheydim#manke#god of vengeance#indecent#zogerke#tevye#wooden shul#miryem mandelstam#mirka#klezmer#dybbukim#shnorer#goat#lemml
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Having a really witchy day.
☕️ This morning, when I added creamer to my coffee and stirred it in, I stirred clockwise to bring the intention to fruition and I just asked for a good, positive day.
🍓 For dinner, I went over to my partner’s new apartment and brought a jar of strawberry jam which I read was a Sephardic tradition upon moving to a new place. My partner took a spoonful of the jam and placed it in a small dish I picked out. It was for the sheydim of the house to snack on as a sort of introduction and to prevent negative feelings from the sheydim.
❌ Then I looked into curses and hexes. I don’t think I’m quite ready to do that yet and I’m a little hesitant karma-wise, but there’s some politicians and transphobes that really have it coming, so I’m studying it and on the lookout for a good beginner one.
⚧ When I got home, I cleaned and organized my space lightly. I carved the trans symbol into my candle and lit it with the intention that it should strengthen the trans community (myself included).
🎵 Now I’m listening to one of the songs on my witchy playlist, watching the candle, and reading up on some low energy magic for spoonies.
🧿 I’m also wearing my new evil eye necklace and it’s so comforting and makes me feel powerful and safe and connected to my ancestors
#jewitch#Jewish witch#sheydim#Sephardic witch#sephardi witch#Jewish magic#ashkenazi witch#baby witch#trans witch
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The tendency to push into the background those demons that are named in the Talmud, to deny them an important rôle in the contemporary demon world, is demonstrated by the comparatively few references to them, and by the nature of these comments. The demon Shibbeta, for example, who strangles people, and especially children who eat food touched by unwashed hands… this demon no longer frightened medieval Jewry. “The reason why people no longer observe the precaution of washing before feeding their children is that this evil spirit is not to be found in these lands.” This attitude was applied to many of the Talmudic superstitions which lacked the element of contemporaneity.
Joshua Trachtenberg, Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion; The Powers of Evil: “Jewish” Demons
#jewish magic and superstition#joshua trachtenberg#jewish magic and superstition: a study in folk religion#the powers of evil#sheydim
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Angel and Demon for inktober
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Somehow this manages to turn heads of creepy old men that insist I have a drink with them. Gotta be careful out there with my charms ✨️
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Me, a shadow worker who works with spirits, holding up a picket sign: LET SHAPESHIFTING DEMONS BE TRANS
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Costume idea: shirt that says “Sheydim” with a picture of chicken feet on it except you’re wearing clown shoes so no-one can tell if it’s true without trying the weird ashes thing
#Purim is coming up so I’m having stupid ideas#I’m not sure if this is a costume idea or an urban fantasy premise tbh#Purim#costume#sheydim
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ALTERNATIVE JUDAICA: GOTH JEW, HAIL SHEYDIM, Death Hamsa & Life Pomegranate
don’t let Catholic goths have all the fun - Jewish children of the night deserve our own black roses! the Hebrew text featured on GOTH JEW includes a quote from Lamentations, “he has made me dwell in darkness, like those long dead,” & from the Talmud tractate Berachot 32b, “the gates of tears were not locked.” the Hebrew on the hamsa sticker says “death” & the pomegranate reads “life.”
all designs are available on Redbubble, holo stickers via Etsy
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100% of all digital sales will be donated to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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Yes, it is ok for gentiles to worship Lilith
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Yotzeret Sheydim by batstchip on Instagram
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Manke is a sex worker who falls for Rivke, the daughter of her brothel’s proprietor. Can she convince Rivke to run away with her, or will she have to watch Rivke be married off to some man she doesn’t love?
Sheydim are demons. A thousand on your left side, ten thousand on your left! If you want to see evidence of their presence, sprinkle flour on the floor, and in the morning you’ll see their footprints, which resemble those of chicken feet.
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