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rmhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/europe/11golem.html
Interesting stuff. But also, golem? Serious business. The idea of it as a souvenir tschotke is a bit disconcerting.
But then I am of the school of "I don't care if we're all supposed to know it's not real, here's a list of stuff you don't mess around with."
Interesting stuff. But also, golem? Serious business. The idea of it as a souvenir tschotke is a bit disconcerting.
But then I am of the school of "I don't care if we're all supposed to know it's not real, here's a list of stuff you don't mess around with."
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Date: 2009-05-12 02:17 pm (UTC)On the whole, I think that if tschotke-izing legends (not central parts of the religion) is an aspect of Judaism becoming a normal part of the non-Jewish world, it's a really small and acceptable price.