Prague Golem Attic

גולם is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter usually clay or mud the word was used to mean an amorphous unformed material in psalms and medieval writing.

Prague golem attic.

The golem began wreaking havoc on the non jewish citizens of prague. Some say that he essentially turned the creature on with a shem a religious parchment with a secret word written on it. The quotation marks show that even his existence is disputed and quite frankly it is also seriously doubted. A legend is told of a nazi agent during world war ii broaching the genizah but who perished instead.

The next day the rabbi hid golem s body it in the attic of prague s old new synagogue. Rabbi judah loew ben bezalel the chief rabbi of prague in the late 16th century was said to have created a golem out of clay from the banks of the vltava river and brought it to life through rituals and hebrew incantations to defend the prague ghetto from anti semitic attacks. After the golem had put a stop to these harmful murderous rampages through the jewish neighborhoods the maharal deanimated him and locked his body in the attic of prague s old new synagogue. To keep the clay body undiscovered and undisturbed the rabbi forbid all the people from coming to the attic.

Still golem does truly belong to prague. Golem of prague it is said that the body of golem created by rabbi judah loew ben bezalel lies in the attic where the genizah of prague s community is kept. Nevertheless his fame is just about the only thing that is clear about him. The golem was never revived and allegedly was later stored in the synagogue s attic which remained locked for centuries.

In jewish folklore a golem ˈ ɡ oʊ l ə m goh ləm. The legend of golem. The most famous golem narrative involves judah loew ben bezalel the late 16th century rabbi of prague. Without this the golem merely stood there lifeless.

Rabbi loew controlled him through various incantations.