Satan

What is the meaning of Satan in Judaism?

Although surprising to some, we not only believe Satan exists – we even do things to confuse him! This is perhaps truest in the days leading up to, and on our Jewish New Year. With copious Torah-true sources establishing his existence, we go on to careful...

The idea of "selling one's soul to the devil"—meaning, becoming a slave of the devil in exchange for favors provided—does not exist in Torah. Jewish ethical works do describe instances where one can be somewhat "possessed" by evil drives. But even that st...

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 is...

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

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 ...

There are various things we do to confuse the Satan. Surely, by now he’s learned all of our tricks…

The common perception of Satan is largely derived from the Christian idea of the devil, an independent evil force in the world. In such a paradigm, G‑d is dualistically pitted against the devil, or Satan. Unlike Christianity, Judaism doesn’t believe in th...

If your home will be a small Beit Hamikdash, we will certainly merit to see the third Beit Hamikdash, and experience the Garden of Eden,

The month of Elul is the city of refuge, separating himself from his sinful ways, from his desires.