Satan

a) Various sources suggest that Gehinom, Purgatory, is a physical place, somewhere deep beneath the earth's surface, where the souls of the wicked are punished. For example, the Midrash in Pirkei D'Rabbi Eliezer (10) says, "The whale that swallowed Jonah ...

What is the Jewish view on Satan, demons and other forces of evil?

At first glance the answer seems simple enough. After all, did we not receive the Torah precisely because angels cannot sin? As Moses retorted in his winning argument to the angels during his epic debate in heaven over who should receive the Torah. "It ...

What is the Jewish view of Satan?

"Will I be able to do my job?" the Evil Side asked. "Will people really listen to me?"

Rosh Hashanah is the grand day of Judgement. Each year we engage in a series of activities to “confuse” the Satan and stymie his prosecutorial attacks on high. But, after all these years, hasn’t he caught on?

A strange name, "Satan," isn't it? What Jew would want to have such a name? Yet; Rabbi Shmuel, the President of the Jewish community of Prague, bore this name proudly and gratefully. If this name is unusual, even more unusual is the story that goes with ...