Torah magic

Torah magic is stage magic in the service of teaching the articles of the Jewish faith to youngsters,^[1] the Jewish equivalent to Gospel magic.

The Jewish religious books the Tanakh and the Talmud consider conjuring as sinful.

Torah magicians

• Arthur Kurzweil is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians.^[2]

• Howard Jay Rubin is a Torah magician/Jewish educator who performs in California.^[3]

• Rabbi Akiva Glickman, an Orthodox rabbi in Queens, New York City, New York, often utilizes magic when instructing his congregation.^[1]

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