2 myths
Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Amulets from across Jewish tradition.
2 myths on JewishMythology.com retell how Jewish tradition imagines amulets, drawn from the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later Jewish literature. Each story below synthesizes primary sources into a single narrative; follow any myth to read it, and from there into the source passages behind it.
A pregnant woman in medieval Europe kept a scrap of parchment in her clothes. It named Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, and she wore it even into the bath.
A lamp, a divine name, and the title of a memuneh who rules an hour. Outside, neighbors whispered Jews could compel heaven. Inside, hands shook.
