🏄Spiritual Awakening Stages in Jewish Mysticism ~ Rabbi Yoel Glick

Yes — Judaism absolutely has traditions of exorcism, though they’re less theatrical than the ones most people know from Christianity. Instead of “possessed by a demon,” Jewish sources usually describe the spirit as a Dybbuk — a restless human soul that attaches itself to a living person. Who performs the exorcism? Typically a rabbi, especially one trained in Kabbalah or traditional mysticism. Historically, certain rabbis became famous as exorcists. One of the most famous was Isaac Luria (the Ari