But sometimes, this transmigration takes a dissonant, ghastly form. Souls that cannot find solace and wander restlessly take over an already ‘occupied’ body. They enter a living person as a dybbuk – ...

Apparently, Qamar had been possessed by the spirit – or dybbuk – of her late husband Nissim Ben Bunya while engaged to, or just married with, Joseph Moses Ben Sarah. In the prayer, Joseph and the rest ...

Arguably the most famous Yiddish drama ever, the play tells the story of a young bride who is invaded by an evil spirit, or dybbuk. The Israeli-American actor Michael Burstyn will star from Los ...