Tagged Jewish folklore

In Hollywood’s ‘The Possession,’ the dybbuk is back
September 5, 2012 / Tom Tugend, JTA

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Thought your daughter’s odd behavior was just another preteen phase? There may be an alternate explanation: The dybbuk is back. The malevolent spirit from 16th-century Jewish mysticism and folklore reappears in “The Possession,” a Hollywood film featuring Matisyahu and Kyra Sedgwick now showing in Tucson.… Read more »