Jewish Saint Contradiction
One aspect about saints that differed from Islam to Judaism was the fact that Jewish saints rarely performed miracles; whereas Islamic saints performed miracles regularly and anyone could be venerated...
View ArticleRabbi Ya’aqov and Death in the Wazana Family
The death of Rabbi Ya’aqov Wazana and the subsequent conjectures on its meaning in Without Bounds by Yoram Bilu is fascinating. Similar to the the legends around his lineage the events leading up to...
View ArticleThe difference in Jewish Saints
In reading Ben-Amani and his stories of Jewish saints and their disciples, a prevalent aspect which I saw throughout the readings was the paganistic worship of the saints and the more open and...
View ArticleMiracle works of Jewish and Muslim Saints
Jewish and Muslim saints specialize in curing illnesses. Both Jewish and Muslim saints cure illnesses in various ways. Muslims saints use their knowledge of the jinn to find the cure to the illness...
View ArticleHillula as Cultural Celebrations
The hillula of Rabbi Chouri discussed in The Saint of Beersheva by Alex Weingrod acted not only as a religious celebration, but also as a cultural identity (75). The North African devotees of Rabbi...
View ArticleThe Saint of Beersheba
Rabbi Chouri did not have any of the saint characteristics such as defying the laws of nature, performing miracles, or having the ability to control the jnun. Rabbi Chouri was “famed and revered: his...
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