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London rabbi spooked by ghost
Kobi Nahshoni
Published: 30.03.09, 11:43
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1. hey don't
ghostq   (03.30.09)
look at me, honestly, it wasn't me *~*
2. so, an inanimate object is possessed by dead rabbi's spirit?
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (03.30.09)
is that what judaism has to offer after you die? no thanks.
3. If everything else falls...
John ,   Europe   (03.30.09)
Rent an exorcist! Or make a Jewish one. Instead of cross, put Magen David. Instead of "holy water", put jajin mevushal. Instead of garlic, put... well, garlic. And as your friendly catholic priest on how to perform the ritual.
4. now the rabbi
lol   (03.30.09)
can finally say "i see dead people" (the six sense) and it will be totally true.
5. Judaism and ghosts
Casper ,   TRransylvania   (03.30.09)
What is this, 'The Excorcist'? Since when did Judaism believe in these kinds of ghosts?
6. boo
vashDi ,   israel   (03.30.09)
7. Ghosts!
karen ,   israel   (03.30.09)
Time to call in ghostbusters!
8. has he paid his tv liscence
vashDi ,   israel   (03.30.09)
9. to #7
ghostq   (03.30.09)
what did I ever do to you????
10.  OH LA LA
MIKE VAN HARRIS ,   Antwerp Belgium   (03.30.09)
THIS IS THE GHOST OF ARAFAT .
11. Good Grief!
Shimon ,   Cincinnati, USA   (03.30.09)
This qualifies as news? This qualifies as total nonsense. Rabbis, dybbuks and weirdness. These people are sane? Ghosts? More shtetl nonsense, please!
12. blame arabs
ahmad ,   jordan   (03.30.09)
Im suprised no one blamed arabs yet
13. Ghosts in the rabbi's house
Dova Aroeti ,   Kfar Saba, Israel   (03.30.09)
Is this the 21st Century? Are we Jews said to be intelligent? How can anyone take the story or the advice given, especially by Rabbi Batzri seriously. Dova
14. Ghosts
Rachel ,   Ashdod, Israel   (03.30.09)
I was shocked when I saw the word 'ghosts' because there are no ghosts in Israel! Hope its all resolved ok
15. to #12 thanks for the reminder
ghostq   (03.30.09)
it's all arabs fault, especially you ahmed.
16. fellow rabbi complains of? is it Arafat ghost?
observer   (03.30.09)
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef confirmed that the biblical matriarch; Mother Rachel assisted IDF troops fighting in Gaza. Helping the IDF, that's exactly what a good spirit used to be commanded to. It must have been the ghost of Arafat going astray seeking tikkun. That bastard's ghost does not know if it was really of the deceased rabbi; it wouldn't seek to mend his spirit because tikkun is to perfect the world, NOT the after life.
17. Maybe it's that young chic, Rachael.
Talula ,   Israel   (03.30.09)
18. Rescind the rabbis' semichah!!!
(03.30.09)
19. Can't tell an umbrella from a tent
(03.30.09)
No wonder he's afraid of ghosts.
20. Good point #12 :-)
Mahdi ,   Jeddah   (03.30.09)
we are the reason this ghost appeared there, we are the reason it rains in eilat, we are the reason they get the flu, we are the reason haredim want woman free flights, we are the reason their PC is slow today, we are the reason america is located so far from israel, etc etc
21. dybbuk- wandering soul....is there such thing ?
ben ,   singapore   (03.30.09)
..in judaism ? The only case I know is one that was recorded during King Saul, where saul vexed by bad spirit, but he also consulted a necromanser to read the future of his throne- strangely enough :-) But we should never do such things ! It is a custom we jews blast the Sofar...that is all.......... you know ? Oh yes , when my cousin fell during the war , i had a dream, that same morning he was hit ( it was the same time, I was in sweden, he wa sin Israel, he came in my dream and said he was going away..I got up from my sleep early morning and that same morning I received a phone call... of the bad news . I still have his shirts, I wear those when i am down cast. I feel some connection when I wear his shirt, that is all.......you think I am doing something wrong ? It is so disappointing I dont dream of my cousin or mama, non appears, how is that my friend get such dreams of mama and I dont ?
22.  To # 20 Mahdi , Truly You are the IBLIS : -)
ben ,   singapore   (03.30.09)
23. Apostles casted out ghosts using name of Jesus.
Michael ,   Israel   (03.30.09)
Today it's possible also! The only thing you need for this is faith and protection of Jesus Christ (as one of components of the faith). Don't do it if you are not sure for 100 % about protection of Jesus - otherwise you will have serious troubles in spiritual and phisical realms.
24. come on stop it dont mock this ghost or the rabbi
birdy   (03.30.09)
who has to live with it. this stuff happens whether or not you want to believce it. and yes there are things in spirit world that kabbala can not easy to explain away. dont mock it or else it could happen to you
25. Dybuk
Motic ,   London UK   (03.30.09)
Exorcism does exist in Judaism, but it is extremely rare and largely unknown by the public. Ansky's play The Dybuk is a rare glimpse into this phenomenon. We don't see wandering spirits as harmful.
26. Maybe a London prostitute not paid spoke him
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (03.30.09)
Install cameras to take photos which prostitute did.
27. hahaha #26 you sure know
ghostq   (03.31.09)
alot on this subject, y you use them alot, BTW when someone is mentioning my name so many times it makes me feel warm.
28. Send the Israeli Defence Army
Tom ,   Chicago, USA   (03.31.09)
Yes, dend the IDF, they should be able to take care of this.
29. It's the magic fire, that follows the wire. Woo-ee-oo
(03.31.09)
30. #25, We see wandering spirits as harmful.
Matthew 12: 43, 44 ,   45   (03.31.09)
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places seeking rest, and finds none. Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when he has come, he finds it empty, swept, and decorated. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and live there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first.
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