Magic

Beyond a reasonable doubt with Lior Suchard

‘The audience becomes children with a sense of wonder about things.’

 LIOR SUCHARD.
 SUCHARD performs his trick on the author.

Lior Suchard: From skepticism to awe

 URI GELLER: Spoon-bender, Israel advocate

Mystifier Uri Geller: Israel’s first global celebrity - interview

 Harry Houdini around 1907

Houdini: The rabbi's son who mesmerized the world


New Israeli art exhibit deals with magic and voodoo

 Dalia Hay Acco’s Kibbutz Be’eri voodoo doll

'They Flew': A history of demonic levitation and miracles - review

In the 16th and 17th centuries, thousands of Europeans testified that they had seen holy men and women fly, levitate, and appear in two places at the same time. 

 THE CELESTIAL phenomenon witnessed over Nuremberg, Germany, on April 14, 1561, as written and illustrated in a broadsheet of the time by Hanns Glaser, letter-painter of the city.

Woman claims to speak with the dead, receive messages from beyond the grave

A 31-year-old woman from California claimed she could speak to the dead - and that they told her what the afterlife is like.

A black and white image of a ghostly being.

Skull-filled cave near Jerusalem was used for ancient death rituals - study

Archaeologists found skulls, lamps and spearheads, all of which were commonly used for necromancy in the Twins Cave.

 Illustrative image of skulls.

Salem 2.0? Survey finds connection between religiosity, belief in witchcraft

A new survey revealed that 89% of people who believe in witchcraft consider themselves Christian or Muslim.

 Witchcraft

Meet the Jewish world champion of Magic: The Gathering

Going forward, Steuer said he will work to defend his world title at next year’s championship. He’s also interested in the behind-the-scenes aspects of the game he loves, such as designing cards.

 Nathan Steuer is the 2022 World Champion of Magic: The Gathering

WATCH: Video of apple core can reveal what kind of person you are

Watch the video inside and see what kind of person you are based on what you see

 An apple core.

Internet goes wild over fake Kabbalah magic circle saying 'tomato soup' and 'I fear squirrels'

Some people who dabble in Kabbalah may have found themselves played for fools by a prankster who made some hilarious fake Hebrew magic symbols.

Cold tomato soup 521

Famed magician looks to Israeli start-up to make newest game digital

British magician Drummond Money-Coutts is one of the biggest names in magic today.

 BRITISH MAGICIAN Drummond Money-Coutts.

Bringing the Talmud to life - book review

The book The Snake at the Mouth of the Cave expresses less-studied emotional, interpersonal aspects of the rabbis in the Talmud.

Snake (illustrative)

Abracadabra: Israel Museum exhibit explores Jewish magic

A new exhibition features rare artifacts, including the earliest known instance of the Shema prayer used in a Jewish amulet.

 Manuscript of practical Kabbalah. Ukraine, ca. 1740, handwritten ink on paper. From the Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv