{"id":20898,"date":"2025-02-19T17:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/?p=20898"},"modified":"2025-08-17T14:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:59:38","slug":"mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/","title":{"rendered":"MISHPATIM 5785 &#8211; THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05d1\u05e1&#8221;\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Torah portion the prohibition of witchcraft is described. &#8220;A sorceress, you shall not keep alive&#8221;(Exodus 22:17). The sages say that this type of bad inclination, consulting a sorcerer, was powerful and hard to get rid of. The reason for this prohibition is because it was practiced and part of idol worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If one recognizes that there is a spiritual force that has an impact on this world and starts to use it, the danger is that one might think that there is a separate force and energy, independent of G\u2011d, through which the world can be manipulated. This approach is the source of idolatry. Impure forces such as evil eye and other things of that nature, the Talmud states that if one does not believe in them, then they actually cease to exist. Therefore, by distancing people from the belief that magic and sorcery works, that in itself causes it not to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Noahide commandment is: Not to worship idols. Seeking external help to achieve various things, whether it be medical, marital or livelihood problems, is not allowed. Consulting with sorcerers reflects a lack of trust in G-d and His ability to help protect and guide. The Torah emphasizes faith and trust in G-d as the sole supreme power, there is no other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belief in sorcery can weaken a person and cause dependence on impure forces such as witchcraft instead of developing trust in the Creator. Reading the future through astrology, divination, cards, or spells, amulets, and various mystical methods as well as contact with the spirits of the deceased or other entities, are not permissible. The Rambam (Maimonides) says that these practices are ineffective and constitute a waste of time and money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him. One should avoid consulting with sorcerers and witches of various kinds, and remember that the only true solutions lie in action, prayer, and trust in the Creator and His Divine Providence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Rambam Laws of Idolatry 11:16. Exodus 22:17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Rabbi Moshe Bernstein<\/strong><br><br><strong>If you want more questions for contemplation,&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/category\/rabbi-burton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE OTHER BLOGS FROM RABBI MOSHE BERNSTEIN  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further.<br><br>Our blogs may contain text\/quotes\/references\/links that include copyright material of <a href=\"https:\/\/mechon-mamre.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mechon-Mamre.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aish.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sefaria.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chabad.org<\/a>, and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/asknoah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AskNoah.org<\/a>, which we use in accordance with their policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u05d1\u05e1&#8221;\u05d3 In this Torah portion the prohibition of witchcraft is described. &#8220;A sorceress, you shall not keep alive&#8221;(Exodus 22:17). The sages say that this type of bad inclination, consulting a sorcerer, was powerful and hard to get rid of. The reason for this prohibition is because it was practiced and part of idol worship. If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parshot-of-the-rabbis"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MISHPATIM 5785 - THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS - Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ko_KR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MISHPATIM 5785 - THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS - Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-19T16:59:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-17T13:59:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"245\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\uae00\uc4f4\uc774\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"\uc608\uc0c1 \ub418\ub294 \ud310\ub3c5 \uc2dc\uac04\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2\ubd84\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/\",\"name\":\"MISHPATIM 5785 - THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS - Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-19T16:59:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-17T13:59:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/df7bac2672b17e805a17b5e536427ab9\"},\"description\":\"The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ko-KR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ko-KR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg\",\"width\":650,\"height\":245},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MISHPATIM 5785 &#8211; THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/\",\"name\":\"Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach\",\"description\":\"Sukkat Shalom is an international community of B&#039;nei Noach - Noahides, where you can find information about Noahism and Judaism.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ko-KR\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/df7bac2672b17e805a17b5e536427ab9\",\"name\":\"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ko-KR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/author\/rabbi-moshe-bernstein\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MISHPATIM 5785 - THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS - Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach","description":"The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/","og_locale":"ko_KR","og_type":"article","og_title":"MISHPATIM 5785 - THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS - Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach","og_description":"The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him.","og_url":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/","og_site_name":"Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach","article_published_time":"2025-02-19T16:59:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-17T13:59:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":650,"height":245,"url":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\uae00\uc4f4\uc774":"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein","\uc608\uc0c1 \ub418\ub294 \ud310\ub3c5 \uc2dc\uac04":"2\ubd84"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/","url":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/","name":"MISHPATIM 5785 - THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS - Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-19T16:59:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-17T13:59:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/df7bac2672b17e805a17b5e536427ab9"},"description":"The prohibition of witchcraft reminds us to strengthen faith in G-d and to trust Him.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ko-KR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ko-KR","@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plaatjes-BLogs-55-1.jpg","width":650,"height":245},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/mishpatim-5785-the-prohibition-of-sorcery-in-modern-days\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MISHPATIM 5785 &#8211; THE PROHIBITION OF SORCERY IN MODERN DAYS"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/","name":"Sukkat Shalom B&#039;nei Noach","description":"Sukkat Shalom is an international community of B&#039;nei Noach - Noahides, where you can find information about Noahism and Judaism.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ko-KR"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/df7bac2672b17e805a17b5e536427ab9","name":"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ko-KR","@id":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rabbi Moshe Bernstein"},"url":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/author\/rabbi-moshe-bernstein\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22399,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20898\/revisions\/22399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}